Security system communicator and keypad device

• US 10,410,490 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2017
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Barth, Adam T., Watson, Zackary, Kerzner, Daniel Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Terrell, Emily C
• Application Number:
  US15/811,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20180137727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 340541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2494 by interference with electro-magnetic field distribution combined with other electrical sensor means, e.g. microwave detectors combined with other sensor means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/01 characterised by the transmission medium
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

Techniques are described for replacing a keypad of an existing security system within a property with a communication-enabled keypad device with dual functioning capabilities as a communicator device and a keypad device. In some implementations, data is received from a security panel of a property. A keypad bus protocol of the security panel is determined based on the data received from the security panel. Sensor data is received from one or more sensors located within the property. A monitoring system command that is not specified within a keypad bus of the security panel is determined based on based on the obtained sensor data. The monitoring system command is converted to a panel command using the keypad bus protocol. The panel command is transmitted on the keypad bus of the security panel.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by a keypad device and from a security provider server, configuration data for a security panel located in a property;

based on obtaining the configuration data for the security panel;

detecting, by the keypad device, a data transmission communicated over a keypad bus of the security panel, the data transmission indicating a present security status of the property determined by the security panel, and

intercepting, by the keypad device, the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

determining, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel in response to intercepting the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

receiving, by the keypad device, sensor data from one or more sensors that are (i) located within the property and (ii) associated with a monitoring system of the property that is not configured to exchange communications with the security panel over the keypad bus;

determining, by the keypad device, a change to a present security status of the property based on the sensor data;

identifying, by the keypad device, a monitoring system command that (i) indicates the change to the present security status of the property, and (ii) is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

based on identifying the monitoring system command that is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

accessing, by the keypad device, a command repository that specifies (i) multiple panel commands for the security panel, and (ii) for each of the multiple panel commands, a monitoring system command that coincides with the panel command;

identifying, by the keypad device, a particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command based on accessing the command repository; and

transmitting, by the keypad device, the particular panel command on the keypad bus of the security panel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises one or more key press commands previously received by the security panel; and

determining the keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises;

accessing, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol repository specifying multiple keypad bus protocols; and

determining, by the keypad device and based on accessing the keypad bus protocol, that the one or more key press commands include a key press command that matches a predetermined command assigned to a particular keypad bus protocol from among the multiple keypad bus protocols.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command comprises:

determining, by the keypad device, that the monitoring system command specifies arming a monitoring system of the property; and

determining, by the keypad device, that the particular panel command arms a security system of the property.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more sensors are components of the monitoring system that is managed by a monitoring provider;

the security panel is a component of a security system that is managed by a security provider associated with the security provider server; and

the monitoring provider is distinct and independent from the security provider.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, by the keypad device, an alarm status of the security panel indicated by the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

in response to identifying the alarm status of the security panel, generating, by the keypad device, an update identifying the alarm status of the security panel; and

providing, by the keypad device, the update to a monitoring provider server associated with the monitoring system server.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are not in communication with the security panel of the property.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein:

detecting the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises receiving sensor data collected by a first set of sensors that (i) are in communication with the security panel and (ii) not in communication with the monitoring system; and

receiving sensor data from the one or more sensors that are located within the property and associated with a monitoring system of the property comprises receiving sensor data collected by a second set of sensors that (i) are in communication with the monitoring system and (ii) not in communication with the security panel.

6. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

obtaining, by a keypad device and from a security provider server, configuration data for a security panel located in a property;

based on obtaining the configuration data for the security panel;

detecting, by the keypad device, a data transmission communicated over a keypad bus of the security panel, the data transmission indicating a present security status of the property determined by the security panel, and

intercepting, by the keypad device, the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

determining, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel in response to intercepting the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

receiving, by the keypad device, sensor data from one or more sensors that are (i) located within the property and (ii) associated with a monitoring system of the property that is not configured to exchange communications with the security panel over the keypad bus;

determining, by the keypad device, a change to a present security status of the property based on the sensor data;

identifying, by the keypad device, a monitoring system command that (i) indicates the change to the present security status of the property, and (ii) is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

based on identifying the monitoring system command that is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

accessing, by the keypad device, a command repository that specifies (i) multiple panel commands for the security panel, and (ii) for each of the multiple panel commands, a monitoring system command that coincides with the panel command;

identifying, by the keypad device, a particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command based on accessing the command repository; and

transmitting, by the keypad device, the particular panel command on the keypad bus of the security panel.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein:

the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises one or more key press commands previously received by the security panel; and

determining the keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises;

accessing, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol repository specifying multiple keypad bus protocols; and

determining, by the keypad device and based on accessing the keypad bus protocol, that the one or more key press commands include a key press command that matches a predetermined command assigned to a particular keypad bus protocol from among the multiple keypad bus protocols.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein identifying the particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command comprises:

determining, by the keypad device, that the monitoring system command specifies arming a monitoring system of the property; and

determining, by the keypad device, that the particular panel command arms a security system of the property.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein:

the one or more sensors are components of the monitoring system that is managed by a monitoring provider;

the security panel is a component of a security system that is managed by a security provider associated with the security provider server; and

the monitoring provider is distinct and independent from the security provider.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more which, upon such execution, cause one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a keypad device and from a security provider server, configuration data for a security panel located in a property;

based on obtaining the configuration data for the security panel;

detecting, by the keypad device, a data transmission communicated over a keypad bus of the security panel, the data transmission indicating a present security status of the property determined by the security panel; and

intercepting, by the keypad device, the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

determining, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel in response to intercepting the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel;

receiving, by the keypad device, sensor data from one or more sensors that are (i) located within the property and (ii) associated with a monitoring system of the property that is not configured to exchange communications with the security panel over the keypad bus;

determining, by the keypad device, a change to a present security status of the property based on the sensor data;

identifying, by the keypad device, a monitoring system command that (i) indicates the change to the present security status of the property, and (ii) is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

based on identifying the monitoring system command that is not specified within the keypad bus of the security panel;

accessing, by the keypad device, a command repository that specifies (i) multiple panel commands for the security panel, and (ii) for each of the multiple panel commands, a monitoring system command that coincides with the panel command;

identifying, by the keypad device, a particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command based on accessing the command repository; and

transmitting, by the keypad device, the particular panel command on the keypad bus of the security panel.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein:

the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises one or more key press commands previously received by the security panel; and

determining the keypad bus protocol of the data transmission communicated over the keypad bus of the security panel comprises;

accessing, by the keypad device, a keypad bus protocol repository specifying multiple keypad bus protocols; and

determining, by the keypad device and based on accessing the keypad bus protocol, that the one or more key press commands include a key press command that matches a predetermined command assigned to a particular keypad bus protocol from among the multiple keypad bus protocols.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein identifying the particular panel command corresponding to the monitoring system command comprises:

determining, by the keypad device, that the monitoring system command specifies arming a monitoring system of the property; and

determining, by the keypad device, that the particular panel command arms a security system of the property.