SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED PRIVACY, RESOURCE AND ALERT MANAGEMENT

• US 20140333772A1
• Filed: 05/13/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Periyasamy, Kathiresan, N, Gopalakrishna, Rodrigues, Fabin, Kuruba, Suhasini, Mohaideen, Kaja, Prabhu, Raja
• Granted Patent: US 9,485,472 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/152
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19686 Interfaces masking personal details for privacy, e.g. blurring faces, vehicle license plates
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19689 Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A home monitoring system comprises a control apparatus adapted to provide enhanced privacy, resource management and alert management. The control apparatus includes a camera for capturing video at the home. A memory stores captured video. A communication interface is operatively connected to the control apparatus for streaming video and receiving control commands. A central system is remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface for receiving and storing captured video from the control apparatus. A remote unit is remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface for generating control commands to the control apparatus to terminate transmission of video to the central system.

Claims

1. A home monitoring system, comprising:

a control apparatus for monitoring a home including a camera for capturing video at the home, a memory for storing captured video and a communication interface operatively connected to the control apparatus for streaming video and receiving control commands;

a central system remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface for receiving and storing captured video from the control apparatus; and

a remote unit remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface for generating control commands to the control apparatus to terminate transmission of video to the central system.

2. The home monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the remote unit comprises a smartphone.

3. The home monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the remote unit comprises a personal computing device.

4. The home monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the remote unit generates control commands to terminate transmission of stored video clips.

5. The home monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the remote unit generates control commands to terminate live recording of video.

6. A home monitoring system, comprising:

a control apparatus for monitoring a home including a camera for capturing video at the home and a communication interface operatively connected to the control apparatus for streaming video;

a central monitoring system remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface; and

a remote unit in operative communication with the communication interface and the central system for receiving video from the control apparatus and generating control commands to the central system to alert third parties of emergency situations.

7. The home monitoring system of claim 6 wherein the central monitoring system in response to control commands transmits a message to the third parties.

8. The home monitoring system of claim 6 wherein the central monitoring system in response to control commands sends a control command to the control apparatus to sound an alarm horn.

9. The home monitoring system of claim 6 wherein the remote unit comprises a personal computing device.

10. A home monitoring system, comprising:

a control apparatus for monitoring a home including a camera for capturing video at the home and monitoring motion at the home and a communication interface operatively connected to the control apparatus; and

a central system remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface,

wherein the central system selectively commands the control apparatus to operate in plural modes including a normal mode wherein the captured video and a ping signal representing detected motion status is transmitted to the central system and a resource savings mode wherein the captured video is not transmitted to the central system and the ping signal representing detected motion status is transmitted to the central system.

11. The home monitoring system of claim 10 wherein the central system is configurable to operate the resource savings mode for a specific time period.

12. The home monitoring system of claim 10 wherein the control apparatus includes a memory for storing video clips and the video clips are transmitted in the normal mode.

13. A method of managing a home monitoring system, comprising:

providing a control apparatus for monitoring a home including a camera for capturing video at the home, a memory for storing captured video and a communication interface operatively connected to the control;

providing a central system remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface;

providing a remote unit remotely located relative to the control apparatus and in operative communication with the communication interface;

streaming captured video from the control apparatus to the central system and/or the remote unit; and

the central system and/or the remote unit selectively commanding the control apparatus to terminate transmission of video.

14. The method of managing a home monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the remote unit generates control commands to the central system to alert third parties of emergency situations.

15. The method of managing a home monitoring system of claim 14 wherein the central system in response to control commands transmits a message to the third parties.

16. The method of managing a home monitoring system of claim 14 wherein the central monitoring system in response to control commands sends a control command to the control apparatus to sound an alarm horn.

17. The method of managing a home monitoring system of claim 13 wherein the central system selectively commands the control apparatus to operate in plural modes including a normal mode wherein the captured video and a ping signal representing detected motion status is transmitted to the central system and a resource savings mode wherein the captured video is not transmitted to the central system and the ping signal representing detected motion status is transmitted to the central system.