HOME SECURITY SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CONTEXT-SENSITIVE TRANSITION TO DIFFERENT MODES
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a home security system, an indication that a user is not on a premises of a home within a period of time;
based on the indication that the user is not on the premises of the home within the period of time, placing the home security system in a vacation mode, wherein the vacation mode defines a vacation mode response for a security event; and
selectively activating one or more devices when the home security system is in the vacation mode.
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Abstract
A home security system may infer a mode of operation based on indications it receives regarding a user'"'"'s behavior. The disclosed implementations provide for a vacation mode of operation that defines a response for a security event that differs from the response that would be provided by the home security system for the same security event if it operated in another mode such as an away mode.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a home security system, an indication that a user is not on a premises of a home within a period of time; based on the indication that the user is not on the premises of the home within the period of time, placing the home security system in a vacation mode, wherein the vacation mode defines a vacation mode response for a security event; and selectively activating one or more devices when the home security system is in the vacation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A home security system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors that observe a premises of a home for a security event; one or more devices; a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors of the home, the processor configured to; receive an indication that a user is not on the premises of the home within a period of time; based on the indication that the user is not on the premises of the home within the period of time, place the home security system in a vacation mode, wherein the vacation mode defines a vacation mode response for the security event; and selectively activate the one or more devices when the home security system is in the vacation mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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