Remote monitoring of activity triggered sensors and a customized updating application
View Patent ↗Monitoring a particular home or place of business for activity may provide a remote subscriber with updated information regarding feedback from sensors at the remote location. One example method of operation may include receiving sensor data from one or more sensors that have been activated at the remote location, identifying a subscriber account associated with the sensor data, matching the sensor data with a predefined sensor identifier stored in the subscriber account, and generating a notification to include the predefined sensor identifier and a time reference indicator associated with a time the sensor data was activated.
1. A method comprising:
receiving sensor data from at least one sensor that has been activated at a remote location;
identifying a subscriber account associated with the sensor data;
matching the sensor data with a predefined sensor identifier stored in the subscriber account; and
generating a notification to include the predefined sensor identifier and a time reference indicator associated with a time the sensor data was activated;
wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and a sensor activation criteria comprises at least one of the plurality of sensors not being activated within a predefined time interval.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the sensor activation criteria to determine whether to generate the notification based on the received sensor data.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sensor activation criteria comprises a predefined selection of at least sensor being activated within the predefined time interval.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and the sensor activation criteria comprises the predefined selection of the plurality of sensors being activated within a plurality of corresponding predefined time intervals.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the notification to a subscriber device associated with the subscriber account.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification comprises at least one notification type including an email, a text message, and an automated phone call, and wherein the subscriber account specifies a subscriber preference for the notification type.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive sensor data from at least one sensor that has been activated at a remote location; and
a processor configured to
identify a subscriber account associated with the sensor data,
match the sensor data with a predefined sensor identifier stored in the subscriber account, and
generate a notification to include the predefined sensor identifier and a time reference indicator associated with a time the sensor data was activated;
wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and a sensor activation criteria comprises at least one of the plurality of sensors not being activated within a predefined time interval.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the sensor activation criteria to determine whether to generate the notification based on the received sensor data.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the sensor activation criteria comprises a predefined selection of at least sensor being activated within the predefined time interval.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and the sensor activation criteria comprises the predefined selection of the plurality of sensors being activated within a plurality of corresponding predefined time intervals.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit the notification to a subscriber device associated with the subscriber account.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the notification comprises at least one notification type including an email, a text message, and an automated phone call, and wherein the subscriber account specifies a subscriber preference for the notification type.
13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
receiving sensor data from at least one sensor that has been activated at a remote location;
identifying a subscriber account associated with the sensor data;
matching the sensor data with a predefined sensor identifier stored in the subscriber account; and
generating a notification to include the predefined sensor identifier and a time reference indicator associated with a time the sensor data was activated;
wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and a sensor activation criteria comprises at least one of the plurality of sensors not being activated within a predefined time interval.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
identifying the sensor activation criteria to determine whether to generate the notification based on the received sensor data.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the sensor activation criteria comprises a predefined selection of at least sensor being activated within the predefined time interval.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of sensors and the sensor activation criteria comprises the predefined selection of the plurality of sensors being activated within a plurality of corresponding predefined time intervals.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
transmitting the notification to a subscriber device associated with the subscriber account, wherein the notification comprises at least one notification type including an email, a text message, and an automated phone call, and wherein the subscriber account specifies a subscriber preference for the notification type.