Vehicle integration with security and/or automation systems

• US 9,922,549 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Warren, Jeremy B.
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUIN, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US14/735,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364979A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• Field of Search: 340 1254
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

A system and method for controlling a security and/or automation system using a aspects of a vehicle. The method may include receiving confirmation of a user'"'"'s presence in the vehicle, receiving confirmation of vehicle operation, displaying on a display of the vehicle at least one control option for a security and/or automation system of a property monitored by the security and/or automation system, receiving at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option, and transmitting instructions to control the security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a security and/or automation system using a vehicle, comprising:

receiving geo location information relative to a property monitored by the security and/or automation system;

identifying and authenticating a user presence in the vehicle;

receiving one or more sensor indications corresponding to at least one component of the vehicle;

determining an action related to vehicular operation based at least in part on the one or more sensor indications;

displaying on a display of the vehicle at least one control option for the security and/or automation system based at least in part on determining the action;

permitting functional capability to the at least one control option based at least in part on any combination of the receiving of the geo location information, the identifying and authenticating of the user presence, and the determining of the action;

receiving at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option according to the permitting; and

transmitting instructions to control the security and/or automation systems based on the at least one user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives a confirmation of the user'"'"'s presence in the vehicle and the action related to vehicular operation and transmits the instructions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle receives the confirmation of the user'"'"'s presence from a mobile computing device carried by the user and linked to the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle includes a global positioning system operable to determine a geo location of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle display includes a touch screen, and the at least one user input includes a touch input to the touch screen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating with the security and/or automation system via a mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating wirelessly from the vehicle to a control panel of the security and/or automation system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically displaying the at least one control option when a least one of a user'"'"'s presence in the vehicle and the action related to vehicular operation is confirmed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle display is paired to a mobile computing device, and the method further comprises:

displaying on the vehicle display content shown on a viewable display of the mobile computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensor indications include periodic and continuous automatic measurements of the at least one component of the vehicle, individually or in combination.

11. An apparatus for controlling a home security and/or automation system using a vehicle, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

link a mobile computing device with a display of the vehicle;

receive geo location information relative to a property monitored by the security and/or automation system;

identify and authenticate a user presence in the vehicle;

receive one or more sensor indications corresponding to at least one component of the vehicle;

determine an action related to vehicular operation based at least in part on the one or more sensor indications;

display on the display of the vehicle at least one control option for the home security and/or automation system based at least in part on the confirmed action related to vehicular operation;

permit functional capability to the at least one control option based at least in part on any combination of the receiving of the geo location information, the identifying and authenticating of the user presence, and the determining of the action;

receive at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option according to the permitting; and

transmit instructions to control the home security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives the at least one user input and transmits the instructions.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle receives geo location information from the mobile computing device and uses the geo location information to determine a location of the vehicle relative to a home being monitored by the home security and/or automation system.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a computing device of the vehicle includes a global positioning system operable to determine geo location information, and the computing device uses the geo location information to determine a location of the vehicle relative to a home being monitored by the home security and/or automation system.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display of the vehicle includes a touch screen, and the at least one user input includes a touch input to the touch screen.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating with the home security and/or automation system via the mobile computing device.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein transmitting instructions includes communicating wirelessly from a computing device of the vehicle to a control panel of the home security and/or automation system.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

automatically display the at least one control option on the display when the mobile computing device is linked with the display of the vehicle and the action related to vehicular operation is confirmed.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

display on the vehicle display content shown on a viewable display of the mobile computing device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:

link a user'"'"'s mobile computing device to a vehicle display;

receive geo location information relative to a property monitored by the security and/or automation system;

identify and authenticate a user presence in the vehicle;

receive one or more sensor indications corresponding to at least one component of the vehicle;

determine an action related to vehicular operation based at least in part on the one or more sensor indications;

display on the display of the vehicle at least one control option for a home security and/or automation system based at least in part on the confirmed action related to vehicular operation;

permit functional capability to the at least one control option based at least in part on any combination of the receiving of the geo location information, the identifying and authenticating of the user presence, and the determining of the action;

receive at least one user input on the display related to the at least one control option according to the permitting; and

transmit instructions to the home security and/or automation system via the user'"'"'s mobile computing device to control the home security and/or automation system based on the at least one user input.