Method for Defining and Implementing Alarm/Notification by Exception
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user that an event has not occurred on a premises comprising:
- providing an interface through which a user can define a first time window and a first event capable of being sensed by a first device at a premises during the first time window wherein devices for monitoring and/or controlling the premises are at the premises, wherein the devices are coupled to a gateway through a network and the gateway is coupled to a server by the Internet, and wherein the server is accessible by the user through the Internet;
detecting whether the first event occurred at the premises during the first time window; and
sending a notification if the first event does not occur during first time window.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, gateways, and servers are provided for by-exception notification to a user when an event does not occur at a premises. An interface is provided through which a user can define a time window and an event capable of being sensed by a device at the premises. A server records the first event and the first time window and communicates these to a gateway at the premises. A gateway sets up an automation to detect the first event during the first time window. Devices detect if the first event occurs during the first time window. If the first event does not occur during the time window, the gateway indicates to the server the non-occurrence of the first event. The server sends notification to the user of the by-exception event. Methods, systems, gateways, and servers combine event notification upon the occurrence of an event with by-exception event notification.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user that an event has not occurred on a premises comprising:
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providing an interface through which a user can define a first time window and a first event capable of being sensed by a first device at a premises during the first time window wherein devices for monitoring and/or controlling the premises are at the premises, wherein the devices are coupled to a gateway through a network and the gateway is coupled to a server by the Internet, and wherein the server is accessible by the user through the Internet; detecting whether the first event occurred at the premises during the first time window; and sending a notification if the first event does not occur during first time window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. A system for notifying a user that an event has not occurred on a premises comprising:
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a first device at the premises coupled to a gateway, wherein devices are located at the premises for monitoring and/or controlling the premises, wherein the devices are coupled to the gateway though a network and the gateway is coupled to a server by the Internet, and wherein the server is accessible by the user through the Internet; an interface through which the user can define a first time window and a first event capable of being sensed by the first device at the premises during the first time window; the gateway comprising an automation that detects whether the first event occurs at the premises during the first time window; and a notification if the first event does not occur during first time window. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gateway for notification by exception when an event has not occurred on a premises, the gateway comprising:
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an automation that detects whether a first event occurs at the premises during a first time window, wherein the gateway is coupled to devices for monitoring and/or controlling a premises through a network, wherein the gateway is coupled to a server by the Internet for notifying a user that an event has not occurred on a premises, and wherein the server is accessible to the user through the Internet; and logic that sends to the server a first by-exception event if the first event does not occur, wherein the first by-exception event is a non-occurrence of the first event. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A server for notifying a user that an event has not occurred on a premises, wherein the server comprises:
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logic that allows a user access to a user account for the premises, wherein the account is on the server, and wherein the user accesses the user account through the Internet; logic that receives a first time window and a first event from the user, wherein the first event is capable of being sensed by a first device at the premises during the first time window, wherein devices for monitoring and/or controlling the premises are at the premises, wherein a server is coupled to a gateway by the Internet and the gateway is coupled to the devices on the premises; logic that creates a notification if the first event does not occur during first time window; and logic that sends the notification to at least one of the user and a person designated by the user to receive the notification. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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