SETTING UP A SYSTEM WITH A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20150324210A1
• Filed: 05/07/2014
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Carlson, Richard Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,754,090 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/32 with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/324 Display of status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/38 Information transfer, e.g. on bus G06F13/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for setting up a security and/or automation system. According to at least one embodiment, a method for setting up the security or automation system includes receiving a communication from a mobile device associated with installing a system peripheral device at a control unit and executing an installation task based on the communication.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of setting up a security system and/or automation system, comprising:

receiving a communication from a mobile device associated with installing a system peripheral device at a control unit; and

executing an installation task based at least in part on the communication.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a second communication associated with installing the system peripheral device from the system peripheral device at the control unit.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second communication includes a peripheral identifier code.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the installation task includes adding the system peripheral device to a network controlled with the control unit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the installation task includes removing the system peripheral device from a network controlled with the control unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the installation task includes changing a configuration of the system peripheral device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating that an operator of the mobile device has permissions to make changes to the system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication includes instructions to assign a name to the system peripheral device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication includes instructions to identify a location of the system peripheral device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication includes instructions to associate an identification code with the system peripheral device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending instructions to the mobile device to display a status of the installation task.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the system peripheral device is a security camera, a motion detector, a security sensor, or combinations thereof.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the system peripheral device is a climate control device, a building automation device, or combinations thereof.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the communication from the mobile device includes receiving the communication through a cloud based device.

15. A computing device configured for setting up a security system and/or automation system, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

receive a first communication from a mobile device associated with installing a system peripheral device at a control unit; and

execute an installation task based on the first communication.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further to receive a second communication associated with installing the system peripheral device from the system peripheral device at the control unit.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the second communication includes a peripheral identifier code.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further to authenticate that an operator of the mobile device has permissions to make changes to the system.

19. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further to send commands to the mobile device to display a status of the installation task.

20. A computer-program product for setting up a security system and/or automation system, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to:

determine information for installing a peripheral device with a mobile device; and

sending the information to a control unit from the mobile device to execute at least a portion of an installation task at the control unit.