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Granted Patent B2

US 9,536,410 · App. 14/984,117 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Digital fingerprint tracking

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Patent No.: US 9,536,410
App. No.: 14/984,117
Granted: Jan 3, 2017
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Techniques are described for tracking intruders of a monitored property by the unique identifying characteristics or “digital fingerprints” of electronic devices carried by the intruders. A system detects an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property. In response to detecting the alarm event at the monitored property, the system initiates a process to gather electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event. The system determines electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event. The system stores in electronic storage, information indicating the determined electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event.

Claims (98)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

in response to detecting the alarm event at the monitored property, initiating a process to gather electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event;

based on the process to gather electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time of the detected alarm event, determining electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event;

storing, in electronic storage, information indicating the determined electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event;

evaluating the determined electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event against one or more rules;

based on the evaluation, determining an alarm response for the alarm event that is appropriate for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event; and

handling the detected alarm event based on the determined alarm response for the alarm event that is appropriate for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event comprises:

transmitting, by a device detector located at the monitored property and through a wireless communication protocol, a request for responses from mobile electronic devices at the monitored property, wherein each response includes the electronic identifier for the mobile electronic device that received the request.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic identifiers include media access control (MAC) addresses.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property comprises:

detecting a security breach at the monitored property based on output from a door sensor that indicates a door is opened when a security system is armed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining an alarm response for the alarm event that is appropriate for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event comprises:

in response to determining the mobile electronic devices include an unknown mobile electronic device, determining an alarm response corresponding to detection of an unknown mobile electronic device.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

determining, from among multiple types of alarm events, a type of the detected alarm event;

based on the determined type of the detected alarm event, selecting, from among multiple electronic device detection procedures, an electronic device detection procedure appropriate for the determined type of the detected alarm event;

executing the selected electronic device detection procedure;

based on execution of the selected electronic device detection procedure, determining electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event; and

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the type of the detected alarm event comprises a fire event and the electronic device detection procedures includes determining known mobile electronic devices within the monitored property and providing an alert that indicates the known mobile electronic devices determined to be within the monitored property.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the type of the detected alarm event comprises a security breach event and the electronic device detection procedures includes determining unknown mobile electronic devices within the monitored property and providing an alert that indicates the unknown mobile electronic devices determined to be within the monitored property.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

wherein the process to gather electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event comprises:

determining a location, within the monitored property, that is associated with the alarm event;

identifying a device detector located closest or within a threshold distance of the location that is associated with the alarm event;

triggering the identified device detector to transmit a request for responses from mobile electronic devices at the monitored property;

receiving the responses from the mobile electronic devices at the monitored property; and

extracting, from each response, an electronic identifier for the mobile electronic device that provided the response.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

determining that an electronic identifier received corresponds to an electronic identifier of a mobile electronic device known for the monitored property;

identifying a user associated with the mobile electronic device known for the monitored property;

identifying an alarm response corresponding to the user associated with the mobile electronic device known for the monitored property; and

triggering the identified alarm response corresponding to the user associated with the mobile electronic device known for the monitored property.

11. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

evaluating the determined electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event against one or more rules;

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event comprises:

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic identifiers include media access control (MAC) addresses.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property comprises:

detecting a security breach at the monitored property based on output from a door sensor that indicates a door is opened when a security system is armed.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein determining an alarm response for the alarm event that is appropriate for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event comprises:

in response to determining the mobile electronic devices include an unknown mobile electronic device, determining an alarm response corresponding to detection of an unknown mobile electronic device.

16. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;

determining, from among multiple types of alarm events, a type of the detected alarm event;

executing the selected electronic device detection procedure;

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the type of the detected alarm event comprises a fire event and the electronic device detection procedures includes determining known mobile electronic devices within the monitored property and providing an alert that indicates the known mobile electronic devices determined to be within the monitored property.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the type of the detected alarm event comprises a security breach event and the electronic device detection procedures includes determining unknown mobile electronic devices within the monitored property and providing an alert that indicates the unknown mobile electronic devices determined to be within the monitored property.

19. A system comprising: