Granted Patent B2

US 10,008,054 · App. 15/489,134 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

Claims (56)

1. A method for an automation system, comprising:

detecting motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data;

receiving information regarding an entity causing the detected motion;

identifying at least one of a human motion outside the entry of the structure, a vehicle relative to a driveway of the structure, or both based at least in part on the received information;

identifying a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion;

validating an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and

initiating an action by the automation system based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device.

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

activating a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a discovery signal based at least in part on the detected motion.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining whether the detected motion is linked to the first device based at least in part on the discovery signal.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the discovery signal is a directional signal and detects one or more devices external to the structure.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating the action further comprises:

disabling a component of the automation system associated with the structure.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the authenticity of the first device further comprises:

determining that the first device is associated with a user profile linked to the automation system; and

activating a door-lock feature based at least in part on the determining.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the first device at the entry to the structure comprises:

identifying the first device within a predetermined distance from the structure.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a second device at the entry to the structure;

determining that at least one of the first device and the second device is associated with a user profile, wherein validating the authenticity of the second device is based on the determining.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the first device has a first established connection to the automation system and whether a second device has a second established connection with the automation system; and

determining that the first device, or the second device, or both are associated with a user profile.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining that the second device has the second established connection based at least in part on identifying that the second device has connected to the automation system prior to a predetermined time duration.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information associated with the first device comprises at least one of a mobile identification number, a mobile subscription identification number, an open device identification number, a device serial number, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus for an automation system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

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

detect motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data;

receive information regarding an entity causing the detected motion;

identify at least one of a human motion outside the entry of the structure, a vehicle relative to a driveway of the structure, or both based at least in part on the received information;

identify a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion;

validate an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and

initiate an action based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

activate a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

transmit a discovery signal based at least in part on the detected motion.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine whether the detected motion is linked to the first device based at least in part on the discovery signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the discovery signal is a directional signal and detects one or more devices external to the structure.

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

detect motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data;

receive information regarding an entity causing the detected motion;

identify at least one of a human motion outside the entry of the structure, a vehicle relative to a driveway of the structure, or both based at least in part on the received information;

identify a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion;

validate an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and

initiate an action based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the code further executable by the processor to:

activate a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating.

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