Security device, security system and method

• US 9,905,097 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2015
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hu, Chi-Chin, Huang, Chung-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Rahaman, Mohammed
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Jimmy S
• Application Number:
  US14/794,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20160307421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 348143
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 7/00 Measuring the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by mechanical or fluid pressure-sensitive elements G01L11/004 takes precedence; transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements by electric , e.g., photoelectric or magnetic means G01L9/00; measuring differences of two or more pressure values G01L13/00; measuring two or more pressure values simultaneously G01L15/00
• 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

Abstract

A security device and method receives gas pressure signals from a pair of gas pressure sensors, one set at the inside and the other at the outside of a door or a window. Gas pressure values for the signals (of the indoor and outdoor environments) are obtained and a camera, working in the same location as the pair of sensors, is controlled to capture photos or videos when it is determined that the gas pressure values of both sensors have changed and magnitude of the changes are both within a preset gas pressure range. Photos and videos are captured by the camera and transmitted to at least one validated contact according to preset contact information.

Claims

1. A security device comprising:

a processor;

a storage device coupled to the processor storing a preset gas pressure range and preset contact information of at least one validated contact;

a short distance communication unit coupled to the processor and configured to connect to at least one pair of gas pressure sensors and at least one camera, wherein each pair of gas pressure sensors are respectively set at inside or outside of a door or a window of a house and each camera is set at the door or the window; and

a long distance communication unit coupled to the processor and configured to transmit data to the at least one validated contact;

wherein the processor is configured to receive gas pressure signals generated by the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors, obtain gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment according to the gas pressure signals, and control the at least one camera to capture photos or videos when determining the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment detected by one pair of gas pressure sensors are changed and magnitudes of changes of the gas pressure values detected by the pair of gas pressure sensors are both within the preset gas pressure range, wherein the processor receives the gas pressure signals generated by the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors at intervals, and obtains the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment each time when receiving the gas pressure signals, and compares currently obtained gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment to the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment obtained previously, to determine whether the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment are changed and determine the magnitudes of the changes; and

the processor is further configured to transmit the photos and videos captured by the at least one camera to the at least one validated contact according to the preset contact information stored in the storage device.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate or modify the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information in response to operations of the validated contact and store the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information to the storage device.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein when an amount of the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors is greater than one, the processor is further configured to associate two pressure sensors of each pair of gas pressure sensors setting at one door or window with the camera setting at the same door or window in response to a setting operation of the validated contact.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to judge whether two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other when determining the gas pressure values detected by two gas pressure sensors are changed and the magnitude of the changes both are within the preset gas pressure range, and further control the determined camera to capture the photos and videos when judging the two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the processor associates the two pressure sensors and the camera by associating device identification codes of the two pressure sensors and the camera.

6. A security system comprising:

at least one pair of gas pressure sensors, wherein each pair of gas pressure sensors are set at inside or outside of one door or one window of a house and are configured to detect gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment and generate gas pressure signals respectively reflecting the gas pressure values of the indoor and outdoor environments;

at least one camera, wherein each camera is set at the door or the window; and

a security device comprising;

a processor;

a storage device coupled to the processor storing a preset gas pressure range and preset contact information of at least one validated contact;

a short distance communication unit coupled to the processor and configured to connect to the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors and at least one camera; and

a long distance communication unit coupled to the processor and configured to transmit data to the at least one validated contact;

wherein the processor is configured to receive gas pressure signals generated by the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors, obtain gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment according to the gas pressure signals, and control the camera to capture photos or videos when determining the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment detected by one pair of gas pressure sensors are changed and magnitudes of changes of the gas pressure values detected by the pair of gas pressure sensors are both within the preset gas pressure range, wherein the processor receives the gas pressure signals generated by the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors at intervals, and obtains the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment each time when receiving the gas pressure signals, and compares currently obtained gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment to the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment obtained previously, to determine whether the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment are changed and determine the magnitudes of the changes; and

the processor is further configured to transmit the photos and videos captured by the camera to the at least one validated contact according to the preset contact information stored in the storage device.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to generates or modify the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information in response to operations of the validated contact and store the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information to the storage device.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein when an amount of the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors is greater than one, the processor is further configured to associate two pressure sensors of each pair of gas pressure sensors setting at one door or window with the camera setting at the same door or window in response to a setting operation of the validated contact.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to judge whether two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other when determining the gas pressure values detected by two gas pressure sensors are changed and the magnitudes of changes both are within the preset gas pressure range, and further control the determined camera to capture the photos and videos when judging the two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the processor associates the two pressure sensors and the camera by associating device identification codes of the two pressure sensors and the camera.

11. A security method comprising:

receiving gas pressure signals generated by at least one pair of gas pressure sensors respectively setting at an inside and an outside of a door or a window and obtaining gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment according to the gas pressure signals, wherein the method further comprises;

receiving the gas pressure signals generated by the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors at intervals;

obtaining the gas pressure values of indoor and outdoor environments each time when receiving the gas pressure signals; and

comparing currently obtained gas pressure values of indoor and outdoor environments to the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment obtained previously, to determine whether the gas pressure values of indoor environment and outdoor environment are changed and determine the magnitudes of changes;

controlling a camera to capture photos or videos when determining the gas pressure values of indoor and outdoor environments, detected by one pair of gas pressure sensors are changed and magnitudes of changes of the gas pressure values are both within a preset gas pressure range; and

transmitting the photos and videos captured by the camera to at least one validated contact according to preset contact information.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

generating or modifying the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information in response to operations of the validated contact and storing the preset gas pressure range and the preset contact information to a storage device.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

associating two pressure sensors of each pair of gas pressure sensors setting at one door or window with the camera setting at the same door or window in response to a setting operation of the validated contact when an amount of the at least one pair of gas pressure sensors is greater than one.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

judging whether two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other when determining the gas pressure values detected by two gas pressure sensors are changed and the magnitudes of changes both are within the preset gas pressure range; and

controlling the determined camera to capture the photos and videos when judging the two gas pressure sensors are associated with each other.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of associating two pressure sensors of each pair of gas pressure sensors setting at one door or window with the camera setting at the same door or window comprises:

associating the two pressure sensors of each pair of gas pressure sensors setting at one door or window with the camera setting at the same door or window by associating device identification codes of the two pressure sensors and the camera.