IP Library Granted Patent US 10,497,235
Granted Patent B1
US 10,497,235 · App. 15/971,438 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Adaptation of a security control panel

Inventor: Thomas Rogers (Tysons, VA)
Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 10,497,235
App. No.
15/971,438
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A computer implemented method includes receiving one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition, receiving, from the output of the security panel, data indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred, based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition, determining, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition, and in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, performing an action.

Claims (68)

1. A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, the monitoring system comprising:

a security panel that is connected to one or more hardwired sensors located at the property; and

a hub device that is connected to an output of the security panel, and that is in communication with one or more wireless sensors, and that is configured to:

receive one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

receive, from the output of the security panel, data indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred by, receiving a signal from a POTS output of the security panel, where, the signal received from the POTS output identifies a hardwire sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determine, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, perform an action.

2. A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, the monitoring system comprising:

a security panel that is connected to one or more hardwired sensors located at the property; and

a hub device that is connected to an output of the security panel, and that is in communication with one or more wireless sensors, and that is configured to:

receive one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

receive, from the output of the security panel, data indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred by, receiving a signal from a siren output of the security panel;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determine, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, perform an action.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein receiving a signal from a siren output of the security panel comprises receiving a first voltage from the security panel when an alarm condition is detected.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to:

perform an action in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition by, sounding an alarm at the property.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to:

perform an action in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a threshold by providing, to a user device of a resident of the property, a notification indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is configured to:

produce an indication of the traditional alarm condition at the property to a central monitoring station.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hub device is further configured to:

receive, from a wireless sensor, sensor data;

compare the sensor data received from the wireless sensor to the one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition;

determine that the sensor data received from the wireless sensor meets a hub alarm condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data received from the wireless sensor meets the hub alarm condition, perform one or more actions.

8. A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, the monitoring system comprising:

a security panel that is connected to one or more hardwired sensors located at the property; and

a hub device that is connected to an output of the security panel, and that is in communication with one or more wireless sensors, and that is configured to:

receive one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determine, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition;

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, perform an action;

receive an instruction to arm the security panel; and

arm the security panel by creating a physical connection between wire connections of a key shunt of the security panel.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hub device is configured to receive an instruction to arm the security panel by receiving an indication to arm the security panel through an application running on a user device.

10. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

receiving, from the output of a security panel, data indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred by, receiving a signal from a POTS output of the security panel, where, the signal received from the POTS output identifies a hardwire sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determining, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, performing an action.

11. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

receiving, from the output of the security panel, data indicating that a traditional alarm condition occurred by receiving a signal from a siren output of the security panel;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determining, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, performing an action.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving a signal from a siren output of the security panel comprises receiving a first voltage from the security panel when an alarm condition is detected.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein performing an action in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition comprises, sounding an alarm at the property.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein performing an action in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a threshold comprises, providing, to a user device of a resident of the property, a notification indicating that an traditional alarm condition occurred.

15. The method of claim 10 , comprising:

producing an indication of the traditional alarm condition at the property to a central monitoring station.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, from a wireless sensor, sensor data;

comparing the sensor data received from the wireless sensor to the one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition;

determining that the sensor data received from the wireless sensor meets a hub alarm condition; and

in response to determining that the sensor data received from the wireless sensor meets the hub alarm condition, performing one or more actions.

17. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving one or more user set preferences for detecting a hub alarm condition and one or more actions to perform in response to detecting a hub alarm condition;

based on receiving data indicating a traditional alarm condition occurred at the monitored property, receiving sensor data from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of a hardwired sensor associated with the traditional alarm condition;

determining, based on the sensor data received from at least one wireless sensor in a vicinity of the hardwired sensor associated the traditional alarm condition, that the sensor data satisfies a condition;

in response to determining that the sensor data satisfies a condition, performing an action;

receiving an instruction to arm the security panel; and

arming the security panel by creating a physical connection between wire connections of a key shunt of the security panel.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving an instruction to arm the security panel comprises, receiving an indication to arm the security panel through an application running on a user device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: ROGERS, THOMAS
To: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047708/0865 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62504042 · May 10, 2017
Cited By (1)
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