VEHICLE INTEGRATION WITH SECURITY AND/OR AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

• US 20160364979A1
• Filed: 06/10/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Jeremy B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,922,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

A system and method for controlling a security and/or automation system using a aspects of a vehicle. The method may include receiving confirmation of a user'"'"'s presence in the vehicle, receiving confirmation of vehicle operation, displaying on a display of the vehicle at least one control option for a security and/or automation system of a property monitored by the security and/or automation system, receiving at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option, and transmitting instructions to control the security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a security and/or automation system using a vehicle, comprising:

receiving confirmation of a user'"'"'s presence in the vehicle;

receiving confirmation of vehicle operation;

displaying on a display of the vehicle at least one control option for the security and/or automation system of a property monitored by the security and/or automation system;

receiving at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option; and

transmitting instructions to control the security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving geo location information relative to the property monitored by the security and/or automation system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives the confirmation of the user'"'"'s presence and the vehicle operation and transmits the instructions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle receives the confirmation of the user'"'"'s presence from a mobile computing device carried by the user and linked to the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle includes a global positioning system operable to determine a geo location of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle display includes a touch screen, and the at least one user input includes a touch input to the touch screen.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating with the security and/or automation system via a mobile computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating wirelessly from the vehicle to a control panel of the security and/or automation system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically displaying the at least one control option when a least one of the user'"'"'s presence and vehicle operation is confirmed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle display is paired to a mobile computing device, and the method further comprises:

displaying on the vehicle display content shown on a viewable display of the mobile computing device.

11. An apparatus for controlling a home security and/or automation system using a vehicle, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

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

link a mobile computing device with a display of the vehicle;

confirm operation of the vehicle;

display on the display of the vehicle at least one control option for the home security and/or automation system;

receive at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option; and

transmit instructions to control the home security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives the at least one user input and transmits the instructions.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives geo location information from the mobile computing device and uses the geo location information to determine a location of the vehicle relative to a home being monitored by the home security and/or automation system.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle includes a global positioning system operable to determine geo location information, and the computing device uses the geo location information to determine a location of the vehicle relative to a home being monitored by the home security and/or automation system.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display of the vehicle includes a touch screen, and the at least one user input includes a touch input to the touch screen.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating with the home security and/or automation system via the mobile computing device.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating wirelessly from a computing device of the vehicle to a control panel of the home security and/or automation system.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

automatically display the at least one control option on the display when the mobile computing device is linked with the display of the vehicle and the vehicle operation is confirmed.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

display on the vehicle display content shown on a viewable display of the mobile computing device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:

link a user'"'"'s mobile computing device to a vehicle display;

confirm operation of the vehicle;

display on the display of the vehicle at least one control option for a home security and/or automation system;

receive at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option; and

transmit instructions to the home security and/or automation system via the user'"'"'s mobile computing device to control the home security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.