System, method and apparatus for remote monitoring
A monitoring unit for security and automation in a premises are described. The monitoring unit uses remote configuration and control to enable monitoring of a premises. The monitoring unit provides multiple monitoring functions to respond to events within the space and alert a user at a remote device like a smartphone. An image sensor provides a wide field of view which can be segmented on the mobile device to enable specific areas to be viewed enabling the user to view the area and be alerted when an event occurs based upon a rules based configuration.
1. A monitoring system comprising:
a camera comprising a lens, wherein the camera generates one or more lens-warped images;
a network;
a processor of a device that is remote from the camera and coupled to the camera using the network;
at least one application including one or more program instructions stored in one or more memory devices accessible to the processor of the remote device, wherein the one or more program instructions, when executed by the processor of the remote device, cause the processor of the remote device to:
receive (i) the one or more lens-warped images from the camera and (ii) sensor data from at least one sensor coupled to the processor of the remote device,
map the one or more lens-warped images to a three-dimensional space representing geometry of the lens, and
generate an alert based upon a detected change in the sensor data, and provide, using the network, (i) the one or more mapped images and (ii) the generated alert to a mobile device for display on a display of the mobile device.
2. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system further comprises at least one communication module coupled to the processor,
wherein the at least one communication module comprises a Wi-Fi module,
wherein the one or more instructions of the at least one application, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate an enrollment process,
wherein the enrollment process automatically places the WiFi module into an Access Point mode,
wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile application, wherein the mobile application enrolls as a client to the Access Point,
wherein the mobile application provides WiFi credentials to the processor via the Access Point, and
wherein the mobile application provides authentication against at least one of the processor and a remote server.
3. The monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the mobile application and the processor initiate storage of the WiFi credentials on a remote storage device.
4. The monitoring system of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the remote server and the processor restore the WiFi credentials from the remote storage device.
5. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a remote server.
6. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a monitoring unit.
7. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the camera includes at least one communication module that is configured to communicate with the remote device.
8. The monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one communication module is to communicate with the remote device over an Internet Protocol (IP) channel.
9. The monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one communication module is to communicate with the remote device over a cellular channel.
10. The monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the communication comprises a two-way voice session with the remote device.
11. The monitoring system of claim 10 , wherein the communication comprises a data session, wherein the one or more lens-warped images are transmitted during the data session.
12. The monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the remote device comprises a central monitoring station computer.
13. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device includes a communication module that automatically establishes a coupling with the at least one sensor.
14. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device includes a communication module automatically establishes a coupling with the network, wherein the network includes a local area network (LAN) at a premises.
15. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a motion sensor.
16. The monitoring system of claim 15 , wherein the motion sensor comprises a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor with a very wide FOV Fresnel lens.
17. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an environmental sensor.
18. The monitoring system of claim 17 , wherein the environmental sensor comprises at least one of a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor.
19. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an accelerometer.
20. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an ambient light sensor.
21. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one application generates the alert.
22. The monitoring system of claim 21 , wherein the alert comprises one or more of a push message, an electronic mail, a telephone call, a Short-Message-Service (SMS) message, a notification to at least one contact.
23. The monitoring system of claim 1 , comprising a rules engine executing on the processor of the remote device.
24. The monitoring system of claim 1 , comprising a mobile application installed on the mobile device.
25. The monitoring system of claim 24 , wherein the mobile application generates a user interface presented on the mobile device, wherein the user interface provides access to the interactive streaming video feed and the sensor data.
26. The monitoring system of claim 25 , wherein the mobile application is at least one of accessed and controlled using the user interface.
27. The monitoring system of claim 25 , wherein the at least one sensor is controlled via the user interface.