DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WITH ONE OR MORE VIRTUAL FENCES

• US 20170243455A1
• Filed: 04/26/2017
• Published: 08/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Johnson, Jason, Letourneur, Herve Jacques Clement, Kim, Christopher, Dow, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 10,691,953 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/002 Geared transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0048 Circuits, feeding, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0058 by batteries
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0065 Saving energy E05B2047/0053, E05B2047/0074, E05B2047/0077, E05B2047/0079, E05B2047/0081 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0068 Door closed
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0069 bolt position
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0091 Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2063/0091 Lock actuation dependent on temperature
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 45/06 Electric alarm locks E05B45/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0012 with rotary electromotors actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0038 using permanent magnets
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/0065 Operating modes; Transformable to different operating modes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0096 Electronic keys comprising a non-biometric sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/62 Comprising means for indicating the status of the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/08 by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 : Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 : for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones

Abstract

An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A sensor is at the dwelling. The sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the sensor and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling in which an occupant, and a non dwelling occupant third person is allowed into the dwelling.

Claims

1. An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling, comprising:

a sensor at the dwelling, the sensor being coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of the lock device at the door, the lock device coupled to the sensor and includes a bolt;

an engine, an energy source and a memory coupled together; and

a camera coupled to part of the intelligent door lock system configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling in which an occupant, and a non dwelling occupant third person is allowed into the dwelling.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in a dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences that in the event the one or more virtual fences are broken, different alerts can be activated.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences that in the event the one or more virtual fences are broken, different alerts can be activated.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera configured to define a safe zone in a dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences that when breached can provide none or more notifications to:

an occupant'"'"'s mobile device, vocal warning and a communication with authorities.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences that define multiple concentric zones.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in a dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences configured to track a dwelling occupant, and a non-occupant granted access to the dwelling by the occupant.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences that when broken allows tracking of a movement as either towards the door or away from the door of the dwelling.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling delimited by one or more virtual fences, where breaking a first fence can result in a vocal warning, breaking a second fence can result in an alarm being activated, and breaking a third fence can result in a call to authorities.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera has a wide field of view.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view is up to 180 degrees.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view is at least 180 degrees.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing everything at an interior of the dwelling.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing everything at an exterior of the dwelling.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing an approach of a person to the dwelling.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing activities at an interior or at an exterior of the dwelling.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for monitoring a person at an interior or exterior near the dwelling

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing a locking and/or locking of the door.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing an attempt to tamper with the door or lock.

20. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing, a person exiting the dwelling.

21. The system of claim 10, wherein the wide field of view allows for viewing activities of a person at the exterior or interior of the dwelling.

22. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera can be a doorbell.

23. The system of claim 10 wherein the camera can be a part of a doorbell.

24. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera allows for a dwelling occupant to see and speak with a third party viewed by the camera.

25. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera is included with a keypad.

26. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera is a keypad.

27. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera is configured to allow detecting if the door has been closed.

28. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera is configured to be a door sensor.

29. The system of claim 10, wherein the camera is configured to determine open or closed door status.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein an open close status of the door is used to operate the lock, or trigger alarms.