SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20150022355A1
• Filed: 07/17/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Pham, Hai D., Kolavennu, Soumitri N., Kulkarni, Amit, Padmanabhan, Aravind, Cabuz, Cleopatra, Wunderlin, David J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,286,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/00 Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/06 Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

Surveillance systems and methods are described herein. Surveillance systems and methods can include detecting a number of interactions within a building, determining an event based on the number of interactions, and sending a message to a number of contacts relating to the event

Claims

1. A method for surveillance, comprising:

detecting a number of interactions within a building;

determining an event based on the number of interactions; and

sending a message to a number of contacts relating to the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the number of interactions includes detecting number of human interactions within the building.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the number of human interactions includes vocal interactions with a device hub.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the number of human interactions includes a number of motions within the building.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the event includes receiving a voice command.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the event includes receiving a notification from a mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising storing a number of voice recordings.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions to:

receive a number of detected interactions within an area;

determine a response based on the number of detected interactions, wherein the response includes altering a number of environmental settings for the area;

determine a number of contacts based on the response; and

send a message to the number of contacts.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the number of detected interactions includes data provided by a voice activated device.

10. The medium of claim 8, wherein altering the number of environmental settings includes altering a room temperature setting.

11. The medium of claim 8, wherein the message includes information relating to the number of detected interactions.

12. The medium of claim 8, wherein the message includes initiating an audio conversation with the number of contacts.

13. The medium of claim 8, wherein the number of contacts includes an emergency contact.

14. The medium of claim 8, wherein the number of environmental settings includes altering security system settings.

15. A system, comprising:

a computing device hub including instructions to;

detect a number of interactions within a first area;

receive a number of detected interactions from sensors within a second area;

determine a response based on the number of detected interactions from the first and second areas, wherein the response includes altering a number of environmental settings;

determine a number of contacts based on the response; and

send a message to the number of contacts.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein detecting the interactions includes utilizing audio sensors, video sensors, proximity sensors, and motion sensors.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the computing device hub is communicatively coupled to a security system.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the response includes altering a number of settings of the security system.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the number of contacts includes an emergency contact via the security system.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the response is based on a number of people within the first and second areas.