Leveraging a user's geo-location to arm and disarm a network enabled device

• US 9,633,548 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canary Connect, Inc. (Smartfrog Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Canary Connect, Inc. (Smartfrog Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sager, Adam D., Rill, Chris I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blount, Eric M
• Application Number:
  US14/260,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• Field of Search: 340501, 340521, 340517, 34053911, 34053919, 340540, 340541
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0004 Gaseous mixtures, e.g. polluted air gaseous biological material G01N33/497; exhaust gas of internal combustion engines G01M15/102
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• 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: G08B 19/005 combined burglary and fire alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0208 Combination with audio or video communication, e.g. combination with "baby phone" function
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/00 Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/005 Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/006 : with transmission via telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/188 : Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 : using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/00 : Electric signal transmission systems G08C17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 : Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 : Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 : Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 : Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 : using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 : involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 : for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 : Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 : where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 : Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication

Abstract

A method of controlling operation of a security device in a location by a mobile user device, comprises monitoring a region around a location of interest, via a mobile user device; providing at least one security device within the region, wherein the security device comprises at least one sensor to monitor a location. The user device recognizes that the user device has entered the region, and searches for a security device within the region. The security device is detected and at least certain security features and/or sensors are disarmed. Disarming may mean that at least certain notifications are not sent about the status of the location. When the user device recognizes that the device is leaving the region, security features and/or sensors may be armed.

Claims

1. In a system comprising a security monitoring device in a monitored physical location, a security processing system configured to communicate with the security monitoring device over a network, and one or more mobile devices configured to communicate with the security monitoring device over the network, a method comprising:

arming and disarming the security monitoring device and the security processing system device based on geolocation data associated with at least one of the mobile devices,

wherein the disarming comprises;

recognizing, with a particular one of the mobile devices, when the particular mobile device enters a first region centered around the monitored physical location;

when the particular mobile device enters the first region, searching for a second region that is smaller than the first region and is defined by a geo-fence;

when the mobile device recognizes the geo-fence, sending a request from the particular mobile device to the security processing system to disarm the system from sending certain notifications to users of the system; and

processing the request at the security processing system, in conjunction with at least one user-provided instruction and geolocation data from any one or more of the other mobile devices in the system, to set system behavior with respect to notifying articular users of safety or security-related events at the monitored physical location and saving data about the events at the monitored physical location to one or more user-accessible timelines showing information about past events at the monitored physical location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the geolocation data with a geolocation service in the particular mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the disarming notifications comprises:

disarming from issuing a notification that a person is approaching or entering the monitored physical location, when a primary user is determined to be at or near the monitored physical location based on the geolocation data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the primary user is a person who resides at the monitored physical location or is otherwise associated with the monitored physical location and who interacts with the security monitoring device and/or the security processing system on a regular basis.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein data is collected by the security monitoring device/security processing system even when the security monitoring device/security processing system is disarmed from issuing the notification that the person is approaching or entering the monitored physical location.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

arming the security monitoring device/security processing system to provide notifications when the primary user is determined to be leaving the monitored physical location.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a signal when a user begins to approach a selected radius around the monitored physical location,

wherein the signal is to ensure that the security monitoring device/security processing system will not notify the user or other users immediately upon an entry into the monitored physical location, but instead will wait a predetermined amount of time after the entry into the monitored physical location to confirm that the user is in the location either through a software-based application or a wireless network, and, upon confirmation, will disarm.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating the geo-fence using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the geolocation data is associated with the mobile user device of a primary user or the mobile user device of a secondary user,

wherein the primary user is a person who resides at the monitored physical location or is otherwise associated with the monitored physical location and who interacts with the security monitoring device and/or the security processing system on a regular basis, and

wherein the secondary user is a person who has been designated as a backup contact to receive notifications from the system in circumstances determined by the primary user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the security monitoring device comprises:

a housing;

a camera supported by the housing and configured to collect video of the monitored physical location;

a temperature sensor supported by the housing and configured to detect a temperature associated with the monitoring physical location;

an air quality sensor supported by the housing and configured to sense a quality of air in the monitored physical location;

a computer-based processing device; and

a Bluetooth antenna, and

wherein the security processing system comprises;

a processing device; and

a database,

the method further comprising;

collecting data about the monitored physical location with at least the camera, the temperature sensor and the air quality sensor, and

if, based on the collected data, the security monitoring device or the security processing system determines that an event has occurred in the monitored physical location that may be of interest to a user, then presenting a notification to the user at an associated one of the mobile devices.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a primary user of the system is at or near the monitored physical location;

disarming the system from issuing a notification that a person is approaching or entering the monitored physical location when a primary user of the system is determined to be at the monitored physical location; and

ceasing to issue notifications, but continuing to collect data, when the system is disarmed from issuing notifications.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling a primary user of the system to designate one or more other users of the system, such that geolocation data associated with the one or more other users of the system arms or disarm the system, without notifying the primary user.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling other system preferences associated with the monitored physical location depending on who is in the home based on geolocation data.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein there are multiple system users associated with the monitored physical location, each of which has a corresponding one of the one or more mobile devices.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein specific system actions and notifications align with geolocation data associated with each respective one of the one or more mobile devices.

11. In a system comprising a security monitoring device in a physical location, and one or more mobile user devices configured to communicate with the security monitoring device over a network, a method comprising:

arming and disarming certain security features and/or sensors of the security monitoring device based on geolocation data associated with at least one of the mobile user devices,

wherein the disarming comprises;

recognizing, with a particular one of the mobile devices, when the particular mobile device enters a first region centered around the monitored physical location;

upon the particular mobile device entering the first region, searching, with the particular mobile device, for a second region that is smaller than the first region and that is defined by a geo-fence;

sending a request from the particular mobile device to an associated computer processing system when the particular mobile device recognizes the geo-fence, wherein the request is to disarm the system from sending notifications to one or more users of the system; and

processing the request at the associated computer processing system, in conjunction with at least one user-provided instruction and geolocation data from any one or more of the other mobile devices in the system, to set system behavior with respect to notifying particular users of safety or security-related events at the monitored physical location and saving data about the events at the monitored physical location to one or more user-accessible timelines showing information about past events at the monitored physical location.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing the geolocation data with a geolocation service in one or more of the mobile devices.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

disarming the security monitoring device from issuing a notification that a person is approaching or entering the monitored physical location, when a primary user is determined to be at or near the monitored physical location based on the geolocation data.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the primary user is a person who resides at the monitored physical location or is otherwise associated with the monitored physical location and who interacts with the security monitoring device and/or an associated security processing system on a regular basis.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

collecting data by the security monitoring device or an associated security processing system even when the security monitoring device is disarmed from issuing the notification that the person is approaching or entering the monitored physical location.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

arming the security monitoring device to provide the notification when the primary user is determined to be leaving the monitored physical location.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating a signal when a user begins to approach a select radius around the monitored physical location,

wherein the signal is generated to ensure that the security monitoring device and/or an associated security processing system will not notify the user or other users immediately upon the user'"'"'s entry into the monitored physical location.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the geo-fence is created using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) device.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the geolocation data is associated with the mobile user device of a primary user or the mobile user device of a secondary user,

wherein the primary user is a person who resides at the monitored physical location or is otherwise associated with the monitored physical location and who interacts with the security monitoring device and/or an associated security processing system on a regular basis, and

wherein the secondary user is a person who has been designated as a backup contact by the primary user.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the security monitoring device comprises:

a housing;

a camera supported by the housing and configured to collect video of the monitored physical location;

a temperature sensor supported by the housing and configured to detect a temperature associated with the monitoring physical location;

an air quality sensor supported by the housing and configured to sense a quality of air in the monitored physical location;

a computer-based processing device; and

a Bluetooth antenna, and

wherein the security processing system comprises;

a processing device; and

a database,

the method further comprising;

collecting data about the monitored physical location with at least the camera, the temperature sensor and the air quality sensor, and

if, based on the collected data, the security monitoring device or the security processing system determines that an event has occurred in the monitored physical location that may be of interest to a user, then presenting a notification to the user at an associated one of the mobile devices.

26. In a system comprising a security monitoring device in a monitored physical location, a security processing system configured to communicate with the security monitoring device over a network, and one or more mobile devices configured to communicate with the security monitoring device over the network, a method comprising:

arming and disarming the security monitoring device and the security processing system device based on geolocation data associated with at least one of the mobile devices,

wherein the disarming comprises;

generating a signal when a user begins to approach a selected radius around the monitored physical location,

wherein the signal is to ensure that the security monitoring device/security processing system will not notify the user or other users immediately upon an entry into the monitored physical location, but instead will wait a predetermined amount of time after the entry into the monitored physical location to confirm that the user is in the location either through a software-based application or a wireless network, and, upon confirmation, will disarm.