Alarm arming with open entry point
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1. A system, comprisinga magnet fixed to an enclosure of a moveable partition;
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receive a magnetometer signal;
determine that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position;
receive a request to place a home security system into an away mode; and
based on the determination that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to the closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position, place the home security system into the away mode.
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Abstract
A magnet and magnetometer may be integrated into a smart home environment and allow it to be placed into an away mode of operation despite an entry point being semi-open. The disclosed implementations can detect a magnetic field strength and determine, based on the detected field strength, an approximate distance that a moveable partition is open. In some configurations, the presence of a second magnetic source can be detected. A notice may be generated based on one or more signals received from the magnetometer. The notice may be sent to a controller, a remote system, a remote device, and/or a client device as disclosed herein.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising
a magnet fixed to an enclosure of a moveable partition; - and
a processor configured to; receive a magnetometer signal; determine that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position; receive a request to place a home security system into an away mode; and based on the determination that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to the closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position, place the home security system into the away mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a magnetometer signal; determining that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position; receiving a request to place a home security system into an away mode; and placing the home security system into the away mode, based on the determination that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to the closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to the semi-open moveable partition position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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determining a home security system of a home is in a home mode that allows movement through an entry point of the home, wherein the home security system comprises a magnetometer and a magnet associated with the entry point of the home, wherein the magnetometer is configured to detect a magnetic field of the magnet when the magnetometer is within a threshold distance from the magnet; receiving a request to place the home security system into an away mode that detects intrusion into the entry point of the home and defines a response to the intrusion; receiving a magnetometer signal from the magnetometer indicating a magnetic field strength; determining a distance the entry point is open based on the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetometer; determining that the distance the entry point is open is within the threshold distance based on the magnetometer signal that indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position; and placing the home security system into the away mode based on the determination that the distance the entry point is open within the threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A home security system, comprising:
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a magnetometer and a magnet associated with an entry point of a home, wherein the magnetometer is configured to a detect a magnetic field of the magnet when the magnetometer is within a threshold distance from the magnet; and a processor configured to; determine the system of a home is in a home mode, wherein the home mode allows movement through an entry point of the home without dispatching an alarm; receive a request to place the system into an away mode that detects intrusion into the entry point of the home and defines a response to the intrusion; receive a magnetometer signal from the magnetometer indicating a magnetic field strength; determine a distance the entry point is open based on the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetometer; determine that the distance the entry point is open is within the threshold distance based on the magnetometer signal that indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position; and place the home security system into the away mode based on the determination that the distance the entry point is open is within the threshold distance.
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23. A system, comprising
a magnet fixed to a moveable partition that is surrounded by an enclosure; - and
a processor configured to; receive a magnetometer signal; determine that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to a closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position; receive a request to place a home security system into an away mode; and based on the determination that the magnetometer signal indicates a magnetic field strength less than a magnetic field strength corresponding to the closed moveable partition position and greater than a threshold magnetic field strength corresponding to a semi-open moveable partition position, place the home security system into the away mode.
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