Verifying occupancy of a building
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1. A method for detecting occupancy, comprising:
- using a microphone from a glass break sensor to monitor for sounds at a building, the glass break sensor being installed proximate to a pane of glass at the building and communicatively coupled to an automation and security system at the building, wherein the glass break sensor is originally dedicated to detect breaking glass;
detecting a sound via the microphone detecting a triggering of a motion sensor;
analyzing the sound in relation to the triggering of the motion sensor; and
determining whether the sound is made by a human or made by an animal upon determining, based on the analyzing, the sound is made by the animal;
ignoring the triggering of the motion sensor; and
upon detecting the triggering of the motion sensor and determining the sound is made by the human, triggering an alarm.
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Abstract
A method for detecting occupancy of a building is described. In one embodiment, the method includes using a microphone to monitor for sounds at a building, detecting a sound via the microphone, and determining whether the sound is made by a human or made by an animal. In some cases, the microphone is a glass break sensor microphone.
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1. A method for detecting occupancy, comprising:
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using a microphone from a glass break sensor to monitor for sounds at a building, the glass break sensor being installed proximate to a pane of glass at the building and communicatively coupled to an automation and security system at the building, wherein the glass break sensor is originally dedicated to detect breaking glass; detecting a sound via the microphone detecting a triggering of a motion sensor;
analyzing the sound in relation to the triggering of the motion sensor; anddetermining whether the sound is made by a human or made by an animal upon determining, based on the analyzing, the sound is made by the animal;
ignoring the triggering of the motion sensor; and
upon detecting the triggering of the motion sensor and determining the sound is made by the human, triggering an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A microphone configured for detecting occupancy, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the memory stores computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the steps of; monitoring for sounds at a building using the microphone, the microphone being from a glass break sensor, the glass break sensor being installed proximate to a pane of glass at the building and communicatively coupled to an automation and security system at the building, wherein the glass break sensor is originally dedicated to detect breaking glass; detecting a sound via the microphone 3 detecting a triggering of a motion sensor;
analyzing the sound in relation to the triggering of the motion sensor; anddetermining whether the sound is made by a human or made by an animal, the microphone being part of the home automation and security system;
upon determining, based on the analyzing, the sound is made by the animal, ignoring the triggering of the motion sensor; and
upon detecting the triggering of the motion sensor and determining the sound is made by the human, triggering an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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using a microphone from a glass break sensor to monitor for sounds at a building, the glass break sensor being installed proximate to a pane of glass at the building and communicatively coupled to an automation and security system at the building, wherein the glass break sensor is originally dedicated to detect breaking glass; detecting a sound via the microphone detecting a triggering of a motion sensor;
analyzing the sound in relation to the triggering of the motion sensor; anddetermining whether the sound is made by a human or made by an animal;
upon determining, based on the analyzing, the sound is made by the animal;
ignoring the triggering of the motion sensor; and
upon detecting the triggering of the motion sensor and determining the sound is made by the human, triggering an alarm.
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