CONTROL, MONITORING, AND/OR SECURITY, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREMISES, VEHICLES, AND/OR ARTICLES

• US 20140354402A1
• Filed: 05/20/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raymond Anthony Joao
• Original Assignee: Raymond Anthony Joao
• Inventors: JOAO, RAYMOND ANTHONY
• Granted Patent: US 10,546,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.52
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/02 Access control comprising means for the enrolment of users
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, including receiving, with a receiver or computer, information regarding a user and a personal control and monitoring account associated with the user, processing, with the computer, the information regarding the user and the personal control and monitoring account, wherein the personal control and monitoring account can be utilized to allow the user to perform a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function for or regarding any number of premises, any number of vehicle, or any number of articles, determining, with the computer, whether or not the user is an authorized user, and allowing, with the computer, the user to access the personal control and monitoring account if the user is authorized or denying the user access to the personal control and monitoring account if the user is not authorized.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, with a receiver or with a computer, information for establishing a personal control and monitoring account, wherein the personal control and monitoring account is capable of allowing a user to perform a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function, on, for, or regarding, any number of premises, any number of vehicles, or any number of articles;

receiving, with the receiver or with the computer, information regarding each premises, each vehicle, or each article;

processing, with the computer, the information for establishing the personal control and monitoring account and the information regarding each premises, each vehicle, or each article;

establishing, using the computer, the personal control and monitoring account, wherein the personal control and monitoring account contains or includes a link or a hyperlink to a computer associated with each premises, each vehicle, or each article in the personal control and monitoring account; and

storing the information regarding the personal control and monitoring account in a database of the computer or a database of a second computer.

2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, with a receiver or with a computer, information regarding a user and a personal control and monitoring account associated with the user;

processing, with the computer, the information regarding the user and the personal control and monitoring account associated with the user, wherein the personal control and monitoring account can be utilized to allow a user to perform a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function, on, for, or regarding, any number of premises, any number of vehicles, or any number of articles;

determining, with the computer, whether or not the user is an authorized user; and

allowing, with the computer, the user to access the personal control and monitoring account if the user is an authorized user of the personal control and monitoring account or denying the user access to the personal control and monitoring account if the user is not an authorized user of the personal control and monitoring account.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, with the receiver or with the computer, information regarding a premises, a vehicle, or an article, or an account associated with the premises, the vehicle, or the article;

determining, with the computer, whether any individual is in, on, at, or using, the premises, in, on, at, or using, the vehicle, or using the article;

generating, with the computer, a message containing information regarding any individual who is in, on, at, or using, the premises, in, on, at, or using, the vehicle, or using the article; and

transmitting, from a transmitter or from the computer, the message containing information regarding any individual who is in, on, at, or using, the premises, in, on, at, or using, the vehicle, or using the article, wherein the message is transmitted to a communication device associated with the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the message contains a picture, a photograph, or a video clip, or an individual who is in, on, at, or using, the premises, in, on, at, or using, the vehicle, or using the article.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, with the receiver or with the computer, at least one signal for performing a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining, with the computer, whether a limitation or restriction is placed on the user'"'"'s ability to perform a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

allowing the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article, if there in no limitation or restriction on the user'"'"'s ability to perform the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

disallowing the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article, if there is a limitation or restriction on the user'"'"'s ability to perform the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

disallowing the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article, if the user does not submit a picture, photograph, or video clip, of himself or herself along with the at least one signal for performing a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function.

10. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, with a receiver or with a computer, at least one signal transmitted or issued by a user for performing, or for attempting to perform, a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding a premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding a vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding an article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article;

receiving, with the receiver or with the computer, a picture, a photograph, or a video clip, of the user;

processing, with the computer, information regarding the at least one signal for performing a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function, and information regarding the picture, the photograph, or the video clip, of the user;

generating, with the computer, an alert message or a notification message, wherein the alert message or the notification message contains information regarding the control, monitoring, or security, operation, action, or function, and the picture, the photograph, or the video clip, of the user; and

transmitting the alert message or the notification message to a communication device associated with an authorized user or an authorized lead user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the alert message or the notification message contains a voice sample of the user.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the alert message or the notification message contains a retinal scan, a fingerprint scan, a handprint scan, a hand geometry scan, a facial feature scan, or a voice sample, or any other biometric data or information, of or regarding the user.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an alert response message or a notification response message, wherein the alert response message or the notification response message contains information regarding an instruction to allow the control, monitoring, or security, operation, action, or function.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an alert response message or a notification response message, wherein the alert response message or the notification response message contains information regarding an instruction to disallow the control, monitoring, or security, operation, action, or function.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining, with the computer, whether the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, is allowed or disallowed; and

performing, with the computer, the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, if the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, is determined to be allowed.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining, with the computer, whether the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, is allowed or disallowed; and

preventing, with the computer, the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, from being performed if the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, is determined to be disallowed.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining, with the computer, whether a limitation or restriction is placed on the user'"'"'s ability to perform a control, a monitoring, or a security, operation, action, or function.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising:

allowing the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article, if there in no limitation or restriction on the user'"'"'s ability to perform the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising:

disallowing the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function, on or regarding the premises or a premises system, equipment, or device, of the premises, on or regarding the vehicle or a vehicle system, equipment, or device, of the vehicle, or on or regarding the article or an article system, equipment, or device, of the article, if there is a limitation or restriction on the user'"'"'s ability to perform the control, the monitoring, or the security, operation, action, or function.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

accessing, or activating an operation of, a camera, a video recording device, a microphone, or an audio recording device, located at the premises, the vehicle, or the article;

obtaining and recording a picture, a photograph, or a video clip, at, in, on, or in the vicinity of, the premises, the vehicle, or the article, with the camera or the video recording device, or obtaining and recording audio information at, in, on, or in the vicinity of, the premises, the vehicle, or the article, with the microphone or the audio recording device;

accessing a law enforcement computer;

transmitting information for filing a police report to the law enforcement computer, wherein the information for filing a police report includes or contains the picture, the photograph, or the video clip or the information for filing a police report includes or contains the audio information.