System and method of motion detection and secondary measurements

• US 9,972,183 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2016
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Sheflin, Daniel J., Addy, Kenneth L., Padmanabhan, Aravind
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US15/368,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20170084148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 34053922, 340541, 3405451, 3405452, 340565
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2494 by interference with electro-magnetic field distribution combined with other electrical sensor means, e.g. microwave detectors combined with other sensor means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 19/00 Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods of using secondary measurements to make a system-based determination are provided. Some methods can include a transceiver device receiving a first signal from at least one system-based device, the transceiver device receiving a second signal from at least one non-system device, and control circuits coupled to the transceiver device making a system-based determination responsive to both the first signal and the second signal.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a transceiver device;

a programmable processor coupled to the transceiver device; and

executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium,

wherein the transceiver device receives a first signal from at least one system-based device,

wherein the transceiver devices receives a second signal from at least one non-system device, and

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software make a system-based determination responsive to both the first signal and the second signal.

2. The system as in claim 1 wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software making the system-based determination includes the programmable processor and the executable control software making an alarm determination, activating a non-active device or a low power device, energizing an actuator, calling a first responder, or transmitting a status message to a mobile device.

3. The system as in claim 1 wherein the at least one system-based device includes an ambient condition detector, an intrusion detector, or an actuator.

4. The system as in claim 1 wherein the at least one non-system device includes a heating ventilating air conditioning (HVAC) system device, a HVAC system control unit, a lighting control system device, a lighting control system control unit, a video security imaging system device, a video security imaging system control unit, an entertainment system device, or an entertainment system control unit.

5. The system as in claim 1 wherein the transceiver device receives the first signal wirelessly via radio frequency communication.

6. The system as in claim 1 wherein the transceiver device receives the first signal wirelessly via the Internet.

7. The system as claim 1 wherein the transceiver device receives the second signal wirelessly via the Internet or a cellular system.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software weight the second signal when combining the first signal and the second signal to make the system-based determination.

9. A method comprising:

a transceiver device receiving a first signal from at least one system-based device;

the transceiver device receiving a second signal from at least one non-system device; and

control circuits coupled to the transceiver device making a system-based determination responsive to both the first signal and the second signal.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein making the system-based determination includes making an alarm determination, activating a non-active device or a low power device, energizing an actuator, calling a first responder, or transmitting a status message to a mobile device.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the first signal includes receiving the first signal from an ambient condition detector, an intrusion detector, or an actuator.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the second signal includes receiving the second signal from a heating ventilating air conditioning (HVAC) system device, a HVAC system control unit, a lighting control system device, a lighting control system control unit, a video security imaging system device, a video security imaging system control unit, an entertainment system device, or an entertainment system control unit.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising the transceiver device receiving the first signal wirelessly via radio frequency communication.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising the transceiver device receiving the first signal wirelessly via the Internet.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising the transceiver device receiving the second signal wirelessly via the Internet or a cellular system.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising the control circuits weighting the second signal when combining the first signal and the second signal to make the system-based determination.

17. A system comprising:

at least one system-based device; and

a system control unit,

wherein the system control unit receives a first signal from the at least one system-based device,

wherein the system control unit receives a second signal from at least one non-system device, and

wherein the system control unit makes a system-based determination responsive to both the first signal and the second signal.

18. The system as in claim 17 wherein the system control unit making the system-based determination includes the system control unit making an alarm determination, activating a non-active device or a low power device, energizing an actuator, calling a first responder, or transmitting a status message to a mobile device.

19. The system as in claim 17 wherein the at least one system-based device includes an ambient condition detector, an intrusion detector, or an actuator, and wherein the at least one non-system device includes a heating ventilating air conditioning (HVAC) system device, a HVAC system control unit, a lighting control system device, a lighting control system control unit, a video security imaging system device, a video security imaging system control unit, an entertainment system device, or an entertainment system control unit.

20. The system as in claim 17 wherein the system control unit weights the second signal when combining the first signal and the second signal to make the system-based determination.