Security system with networked touchscreen

• US 10,841,381 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2017
• Issued: 11/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Dawes, Paul J., Fulker, Jim, Wales, Carolyn
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Application Number:
  US15/796,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20180063248A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 709219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/18 Delegation of network management function, e.g. customer network management [CNM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Methods and systems for monitoring a premises are described. A touchscreen device may receive data from a security system that comprises a sensor, a video camera, or other devices. The touchscreen device determines one or more actions to perform by analyzing the data. The touchscreen device may determine to output, via a user interface, a message associated with the data. The message may comprise an indication of video associated with the data. If user input requesting the video is received, then video associated with the data may be output to a user.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a security system located at a premises, wherein the security system comprises a sensor and a video camera; and

a touchscreen device located at the premises and configured to;

receive, via a local area network and from the security system, premises data associated with the security system;

determine, based on the premises data, a sensor state associated with the sensor;

output, based on the sensor state and an automation rule, a message comprising an indication of the sensor state;

receive, based on the message, user input indicating a request for video content associated with the sensor state;

receive, from the video camera and based on the user input, a video stream associated with the requested video content; and

output, based on the user input, the video stream.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the message comprising the indication of the sensor state comprises a message in an interface element displayed on top of a user interface of the touchscreen device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating the request for video content associated with the sensor state comprises a user interaction with the touchscreen device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to receive the automation rule from a server located external to the premises.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to detect, in response to triggering a configuration mode, one or more of the sensor or the video camera.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to receive the video stream associated with the requested video content by receiving, via an additional local area network, the video stream.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the video stream comprises at least one of live video captured by the video camera, a video clip captured by the video camera, a video stream output via an application of the touchscreen device associated with the video camera, or a video stream sent via a network link between the touchscreen device and the video camera.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a touchscreen device, via a local area network, and from a security system, premises data associated with the security system, wherein the security system is located at a premises and wherein the security system comprises a sensor and a video camera;

determining, based on the premises data, a sensor state associated with the sensor;

outputting, by the touchscreen device and based on the sensor state and an automation rule, a message comprising an indication of the sensor state;

receiving, based on the message, user input indicating a request for video content associated with the sensor state;

receiving, from the video camera and based on the user input, a video stream associated with the requested video content; and

outputting, by the touchscreen device, the video stream.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein outputting the message comprising the indication of the sensor state comprises outputting a message in an interface element displayed on top of a user interface of the touchscreen device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user input indicating the request for video content associated with the sensor state comprises a user interaction with the touchscreen device.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving the automation rule from a server located external to the premises.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising detecting, in response to triggering a configuration mode, one or more of the sensor or the video camera.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the video stream associated with the requested video content comprises receiving, via an additional local area network, the video stream.

25. The method of claim 7, wherein the video stream comprises at least one of live video captured by the video camera, a video clip captured by the video camera, a video stream output via an application of the touchscreen device associated with the video camera, or a video stream sent via a network link between the touchscreen device and the video camera.

13. A device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to;

receive, via a local area network from a security system, premises data associated with the security system, wherein the security system is located at a premises and wherein the security system comprises a sensor and a video camera;

determine, based on the premises data, a sensor state associated with the sensor;

output, based on the sensor state and an automation rule, a message comprising an indication of the sensor state;

receive, based on the message, user input indicating a request for video content associated with the sensor state;

receive, from the video camera and based on the user input, a video stream associated with the requested video content; and

output, based on the user input, the video stream.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the message comprising the indication of the sensor state comprises a message in an interface element displayed on top of a user interface of the device.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the user input indicating the request for video content associated with the sensor state comprises a user interaction with the device.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the device to receive the automation rule from a server located external to the premises.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the device to detect, in response to triggering a configuration mode, one or more of the sensor or the video camera.

26. The device of claim 13, wherein the video stream comprises at least one of live video captured by the video camera, a video clip captured by the video camera, a video stream output via an application of the device, or a video stream sent via a network link between the device and the video camera.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving, by a touchscreen device, via a local area network, and from a security system, premises data associated with the security system, wherein the security system is located at a premises and wherein the security system comprises a sensor and a video camera;

determining, based on the premises data, a sensor state associated with the sensor;

outputting, by the touchscreen device and based on the sensor state and an automation rule, a message comprising an indication of the sensor state;

receiving, based on the message, user input indicating a request for video content associated with the sensor state;

receiving, from the video camera and based on the user input, a video stream associated with the requested video content; and

outputting, by the touchscreen device, the video stream.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein outputting the message comprising the indication of the sensor state comprises outputting a message in an interface element displayed on top of a user interface of the touchscreen device.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the user input indicating the request for video content associated with the sensor state comprises a user interaction with the touchscreen device.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, further cause receiving the automation rule from a server located external to the premises.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, further cause detecting, in response to triggering a configuration mode, one or more of the sensor or the video camera.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein receiving the video stream associated with the requested video content comprises receiving, via an additional local area network, the video stream.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the video stream comprises at least one of live video captured by the video camera, a video clip captured by the video camera, a video stream output via an application of the touchscreen device associated with the video camera, or a video stream sent via a network link between the touchscreen device and the video camera.