SECURITY SYSTEM APPLICATIONS FOR LOCATIONS TO BE SECURED

• US 20140266710A1
• Filed: 05/29/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nguyen, Andy, Nguyen, Djung, Wingo, Lobrenzo, Zustak, Frederick J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,981,929 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41845 characterised by system universality, reconfigurability, modularity
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 9/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product determine when a user'"'"'s mobile device has left a secured location, such as a house or office, without predefined site security settings being met, and responsively inform the user of any security anomalies. A predetermined distance threshold is compared with the distance between the mobile device, and the secured location. If the distance exceeds the threshold and a trigger event is detected, an alert is transmitted. An alert may also be sent when a mobile object to be secured is moved away from the user'"'"'s mobile device by a distance that exceeds the predetermined distance threshold.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for automating security of a secured location, the method comprising:

providing an electronic device at the secured location, the electronic device including an application in communication with at least one sensor adapted to detect at least one trigger event at the secured location;

providing an application on a mobile device, the application configured to receive an alert from the electronic device at the secured location;

detecting a trigger event at the secured location;

comparing a predetermined threshold with a distance between the mobile device and the secured location;

transmitting, based on the distance exceeding the predetermined threshold, a signal indicating detection of the trigger event from the electronic device at the secured location to the mobile device; and

providing, via the application on the mobile device, an alert on the mobile device indicating the detection of the trigger event at the secured location.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the distance is determined using at least one of GPS and cellular positioning.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is at least one of a mobile phone and a tablet.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the secured location comprises at least one of a house, apartment, condominium, hotel room, commercial building, and office.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the trigger event comprises a predefined security anomaly.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a camera built into the electronic device at the secured location.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the application of the electronic device is installed on the electronic device and wherein the application of the mobile device is installed on the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing, via the application on the mobile device, an alert on the mobile device indicating the detection of the trigger event at the secured location further includes displaying on a screen of the mobile device menu options permitting a user of the mobile device to select at least one of the menu options associated with the trigger event at the secured location.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, in response to a user selection of the at least one of the menu options on the screen of the mobile device, sending instructions regarding the trigger event from the mobile device to the electronic device at the secured location.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising executing the instructions received at the electronic device at the secured location from the mobile device.

11. A computer-implemented method for automating security of a mobile object, the method comprising:

providing an electronic device at the mobile object, the electronic device including an application in communication with at least one sensor adapted to detect at least one trigger event at the mobile object;

providing an application on a mobile device, the application configured to receive an alert from the electronic device at the mobile object;

detecting a trigger event at the mobile object;

comparing a predetermined threshold with a distance between the mobile device and the mobile object;

transmitting, based on the distance exceeding the predetermined threshold, a signal indicating detection of the trigger event from the electronic device at the mobile object to the mobile device; and

providing, via the application on the mobile device, an alert on the mobile device indicating the detection of the trigger event at the mobile object.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the distance is determined using at least one of GPS and cellular positioning.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the mobile device is at least one of a mobile phone and a tablet.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the mobile object comprises at least one of an automobile, storage container, shipping container, and camping site.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the trigger event comprises a predefined security anomaly.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a camera built into the electronic device at the mobile object.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the application of the electronic device is installed on the electronic device and wherein the application of the mobile device is installed on the mobile device.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the providing, via the application on the mobile device, an alert on the mobile device indicating the detection of the trigger event at the mobile object further includes displaying on a screen of the mobile device menu options permitting a user of the mobile device to select at least one of the menu options associated with the trigger event at the mobile object.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, in response to a user selection of the at least one of the menu options on the screen of the mobile device, sending instructions regarding the trigger event from the mobile device to the electronic device at the mobile object.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising executing the instructions received at the electronic device at the mobile object from the mobile device.