SECURITY SYSTEM ACCESS DETECTION

• US 20150279198A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mivalife Mobile Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Oplink Communications
• Inventors: Gu, Keqin, Qi, Yan, Lee, Kuochun, Wang, Shicong
• Granted Patent: US 9,280,890 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for access and control of networked devices. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for access to a security system device; determining whether the device is set to a first mode or a second mode; and in response to determining that the device is in the second mode, generating one or more notifications to authorized users identifying the access to the security device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for access to a security system device;

determining whether the device is set to a first mode or a second mode; and

in response to determining that the device is in the second mode, generating one or more notifications to authorized users identifying the access to the security device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second mode indicates one or more authorized users are present within a region covered by the security system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mode indicates that authorized users are not present within a region covered by the security system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the device is set to a first mode or a second mode and generating one or more notifications is performed by firmware of the security system device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the device is set to a first mode or a second mode and generating one or more notifications is performed by a hardware circuit of the security system device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the security system device is an internet protocol (IP) device.

7. The method of claim 6, where the IP device is an IP camera.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more notifications include one or more of an audible alarm or a flashing light emitted from the accessed security device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more notifications include a text or push notification to a user device of one or more authorized users.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification includes an identity of the user gaining access to the security device.

11. A method comprising:

receiving at a security system, one or more types of data associated with users of the security system;

using the received data to determine a particular mode to set one or more security devices of the security system;

setting the mode of one or more security devices based on the determination;

receiving a request to access a first security device of the security system; and

determining whether to provide a notification based on the mode set for the first security device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein one of the one or more types of data is location data for one or more authorized users.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the particular mode includes determining the location of each authorized user and wherein a first mode is set when users are located within a region covered by the security system and a second mode is set when users are not located within the region covered by the security system.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein one of the one or more types of data is sensor data for one or more sensors of the security system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining the particular mode includes determining whether sensor data indicates that users are located within a region covered by the security system and wherein a wherein a first mode is set when users are located within a region covered by the security system and a second mode is set when users are not located within the region covered by the security system.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein one of the one or more types of data is user profile data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determining the particular mode includes analyzing the user profiles and setting the mode based on the analysis.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the analysis includes analyzing user schedules.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the analysis includes analyzing user specified rules.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a first rule specifies a particular security device as always being set to the first mode.

21. The method of claim 11, wherein setting the mode of one or more devices includes setting the mode of all devices in the security system.

22. The method of claim 11, wherein setting the mode of one or more devices includes setting the mode of a particular subset of devices of the security system.