VIRTUAL ENHANCEMENT OF SECURITY MONITORING

• US 20160267759A1
• Filed: 03/14/2016
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kerzner, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 9,672,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0179 Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19608 Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1963 Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19643 wherein the cameras play different roles, e.g. different resolution, different camera type, master-slave camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19645 Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• 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: G08B 13/19693 using multiple video sources viewed on a single or compound screen
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/04 Synchronising for television systems using pulse code modulation H04N7/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 : for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes a virtual reality headset, a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors that includes a first sensor, a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a network interface, a processor, a storage device that includes instructions to perform operations that comprise receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, determining a location of the first sensor, identifying a set of one or more cameras from the plurality of cameras that are associated with the first sensor, selecting a particular camera from the identified set of one or more cameras; and transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to stream a live video feed to a user interface of the virtual reality headset.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a virtual reality headset;

a plurality of cameras;

a plurality of sensors located at different locations throughout a property, wherein the plurality of sensors include a first sensor;

a monitoring control unit, wherein the monitoring control unit includes;

a network interface;

one or more processors; and

one or more storage devices that include instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event;

determining a location of the first sensor;

identifying a set of one or more cameras from the plurality of cameras that are associated with the first sensor;

selecting a particular camera from the identified set of one or more cameras; and

transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to stream a live video feed to a user interface of the virtual reality headset.

2. The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

notifying a user that an alarm event has been detected.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein selecting a particular camera from the set of one or more cameras includes:

selecting the particular camera that is closest in proximity to the first sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to sync with the virtual reality headset.

5. The system of claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a graphical icon for display on the user interface of the virtual reality headset, wherein the graphical icon is indicative of a detected alarm event that is associated with a second sensor;

receiving a selection of the graphical icon; and

transmitting one or more instructions to a camera that is associated with the second sensor to stream a live video feed to the user interface of the virtual reality headset.

6. A system, comprising:

a virtual reality headset;

a plurality of cameras;

a monitoring control unit, wherein the monitoring control unit includes;

a network interface;

one or more processors; and

one or more storage devices that include instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request from the virtual reality headset to access one of the plurality of cameras;

providing for display on a user interface of the virtual reality headset a set of one or more graphical icons that each correspond to a particular camera of the plurality of cameras;

receiving a selection from a user of a particular graphical icon from the set of one or more graphical icons; and

transmitting one or more instructions to a camera that is associated with the particular graphical icon to stream a live video feed to the user interface of the virtual reality headset.

7. The system of claim 6, the operations further comprising:

transmitting a prompt to the virtual reality headset requesting that the user of the virtual reality headset input authentication information; and

receiving authentication information from the user.

8. The system of claim 6, the system further comprising:

a plurality of sensors located at different locations throughout a property, wherein the plurality of sensors include a first sensor,

wherein the operations further comprise;

receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event; and

notifying a user that an alarm event has been detected.

9. The system of claim 6, the operations further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions to the camera that is associated with the particular graphical icon that command the camera to sync with the virtual reality headset.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of cameras include at least one camera that is coupled to a robotic device.

11. A system comprising:

a plurality of holographic projectors;

a plurality of sensors located at different locations throughout a property, wherein the plurality of sensors include a first sensor;

a monitoring control unit, wherein the monitoring control unit includes;

a network interface;

one or more processors; and

one or more storage devices that include instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event;

determining a location of the first sensor;

identifying a subset of one or more holographic projectors, from the plurality of

holographic projectors, that are associated with the first sensor;

selecting a particular hologram from multiple stored holograms; and

transmitting one or more instructions to at least one of the identified holographic projectors to display the particular hologram.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the particular hologram is a three dimensional hologram.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more holographic projectors is configured to display a moving hologram.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more instructions further include instructions that command the at least one of the one or more holographic projectors to display a hologram of a human being that moves from a first room to a second room.

15. The system of claim 14, the system further comprising:

a lighting unit in the second room;

a control module associated with the lighting unit,

wherein the operations further include;

transmitting one or more instructions to the control module to toggle the lighting unit from off to on when the moving hologram crosses a threshold that exists between the first room and the second room.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein selecting a particular hologram from multiple stored holograms includes:

selecting a particular hologram from multiple stored holograms based on the threat level that is associated with the alarm event, wherein the threat level of the alarm event may include an intermediate alarm event or a severe alarm event.

17. The system of claim 16, the operations further comprising:

determining that the alarm event is associated with an intermediate level of severity; and

in response to determining that the alarm event is associated with an intermediate level of severity, selecting a hologram that is representative of a human being.

18. The system of claim 16, the operations further comprising:

determining that the alarm event is associated with a severe threat level; and

in response to determining that the alarm event is associated with a severe threat level, selecting a hologram that is representative of a barking dog.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the identified holographic projector is associated with a speaker.

20. The system of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions to at least two of the identified holographic projectors to display the particular hologram.