Granted Patent B2

US 9,931,042 · App. 14/961,574 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A method for security and/or automation systems, comprising:

projecting light from a video monitoring system toward a monitored user;

detecting a heart rate of the monitored user at the video monitoring system based at least in part on detecting the projected light;

comparing the detected heart rate with a predetermined heart rate threshold;

detecting a physiological parameter associated with the monitored user;

comparing the detected physiological parameter with a predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

bypassing an alert based at least in part on comparing the detected physiological parameter with the predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

initiating the alert based at least in part on comparing the detected heart rate with the predetermined heart rate threshold;

detecting facial data associated with the monitored user;

identifying an identity of the monitored user based at least in part on the detected facial data; and

associating the identity of the monitored user with the alert.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises:

at least one of an auditory alert, or a visual alert, or a haptic alert, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the projected light comprises:

analyzing image data captured by the video monitoring system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein projecting the light toward the monitored user comprises:

projecting the light continuously or projecting the light at predetermined intervals.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein detecting the heart rate of the monitored user comprises:

detecting the heart rate continuously or detecting the heart rate at predetermined intervals.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

comparing the detected heart rate at a first time with the detected heart rate at a second time,

wherein the alert is initiated based at least in part on the comparing of the detected heart rate at the first time and the second time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the physiological parameter comprises:

detecting at least one of a respiration rate, or a body temperature, or movement data, or auditory data, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

initiating the alert based at least in part on comparing the detected physiological parameter with the predetermined physiological parameter threshold.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

categorizing the alert based at least in part on comparing the detected physiological parameter with the predetermined physiological parameter threshold.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the categorizing comprises:

defining the alert as any of a non-urgent alert, or an urgent alert, or an emergency alert, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a time period that the detected heart rate is outside the predetermined heart rate threshold;

comparing the time period to a time threshold; and

determining an alert severity based at least in part on the comparison of the time period to the time threshold.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physiological parameter associated with the monitored user is a first physiological parameter, the method further comprising:

detecting a second physiological parameter associated with the monitored user, the first physiological parameter being different from the second physiological parameter; and

correlating the first physiological parameter with the second physiological parameter,

wherein bypassing the alert is further based at least in part on the correlation of the first physiological parameter with the second physiological parameter.

13. An apparatus for security and/or automation systems, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

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

project light from a video monitoring system toward a monitored user;

detect a heart rate of the monitored user at the video monitoring system based at least in part on detecting the projected light;

compare the detected heart rate with a predetermined heart rate threshold;

detect a physiological parameter associated with the monitored user;

compare the detected physiological parameter with a predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

bypass an alert based at least in part on comparing the detected physiological parameter with the predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

initiate the alert based at least in part on comparing the detected heart rate with the predetermined heart rate threshold;

detect facial data associated with the monitored user;

identify an identity of the monitored user based at least in part on the detected facial data; and

associate an identity of the monitored user with the alert.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the alert comprises:

at least one of an auditory alert, or a visual alert, or a haptic alert, or a combination thereof.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein detecting the projected light comprises:

analyzing image data captured by the video monitoring system.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein projecting the light toward the monitored user comprises:

projecting the light continuously or projecting the light at predetermined intervals.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein detecting the heart rate of the monitored user comprises:

detecting the heart rate continuously or detecting the heart rate at predetermined intervals.

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

project light from a video monitoring system toward a monitored user;

detect a heart rate of the monitored user at the video monitoring system based at least in part on detecting the projected light;

compare the detected heart rate with a predetermined heart rate threshold;

detect a physiological parameter associated with the monitored user;

compare the detected physiological parameter with a predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

bypass an alert based at least in part on comparing the detected physiological parameter with the predetermined physiological parameter threshold;

initiate the alert based at least in part on comparing the detected heart rate with the predetermined heart rate threshold;

detect facial data associated with the monitored user;

identify an identity of the monitored user based at least in part on the detected facial data; and

associate an identity of the monitored user with the alert.

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