IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,189,161
Granted Patent B2
US 11,189,161 · App. 16/386,392 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Securing property

Inventors: Jim Poder (Cheltenham, PA); Mike Cook (Flemington, NJ)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,189,161
App. No.
16/386,392
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for securing property are presented. A premise security system may be placed in a learning mode. Changes in position of a security sensor may be detected and used to set a permitted range of motion for the sensor. Further, a plurality of security sensor profiles may be stored, and each profile may identify a different predefined permitted range of motion of a sensor. The addition of a new sensor to a premise may be detected, and a user may be prompted, on a display, to identify a profile to be used to configure the new sensor.

Claims (93)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by one or more computing devices, an addition of a security sensor;

causing a user device to output a list of a plurality of security sensor profiles, wherein each of the plurality of security sensor profiles comprises one or more criteria associated with triggering an alarm;

receiving, from the user device, a selection of a security sensor profile of the plurality of security sensor profiles; and

causing configuration of the security sensor based on the selected security sensor profile.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria associated with triggering the alarm comprises one or more of:

a motion of the security sensor satisfying a motion threshold,

a range of motion of the security sensor satisfying a range of motion threshold,

a position of the security sensor satisfying a position threshold,

a location of the security sensor satisfying a location threshold, or

an orientation of the security sensor satisfying an orientation threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, before receiving the selection of the security sensor profile, a request to create a new security sensor profile, wherein the plurality of security sensor profiles comprise the new security sensor profile.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user device, an indication of new criteria for the selected security sensor profile; and

modifying, based on the new criteria, the selected security sensor profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, before receiving the selection of the security sensor profile, a new security sensor profile that corresponds to the security sensor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing configuration of the security sensor comprises:

causing the security sensor to store information associated with the selected security sensor profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the security sensor, one or more of the security sensor profiles.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an identification of the security sensor; and

retrieving, based on the identification, one or more of the security sensor profiles corresponding to the security sensor.

9. A method comprising:

determining, by one or more computing devices, an addition of a security sensor;

causing output of a list of a plurality of security sensor profiles, wherein the list is associated with a premises and comprises one or more security sensor profiles that comprise one or more criteria associated with triggering an alarm; and

causing, based on a selection from the list, configuration of the security sensor.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, before causing output of the list, a request to create a new security sensor profile.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of new criteria for one or more of the plurality of security sensor profiles; and

modifying, based on the new criteria, the one or more of the plurality of security sensor profiles.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, before causing output of the list, a second security sensor profile that corresponds to the security sensor.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein causing configuration of the security sensor comprises:

sending, to the security sensor and based on the selection from the list, configuration data.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining an identification of the security sensor; and

retrieving, based on the identification, a security sensor profile corresponding to the security sensor.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein causing configuration of the security sensor comprises:

modifying a security sensor profile to comprise one or more different criteria.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the list comprises an updated list, and wherein the updated list is different from a previous list of a second plurality of security sensor profiles that does not comprise the one or more security sensor profiles.

17. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine an addition of a security sensor;

cause a user device to output a list of a plurality of security sensor profiles, wherein each of the plurality of security sensor profiles comprises one or more criteria associated with triggering an alarm;

receive, from the user device, a selection of a security sensor profile of the plurality of security sensor profiles; and

cause configuration of the security sensor based on the selected security sensor profile.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the one or more criteria associated with triggering the alarm comprises one or more of:

a motion of the security sensor satisfying a motion threshold,

a range of motion of the security sensor satisfying a range of motion threshold,

a position of the security sensor satisfying a position threshold,

a location of the security sensor satisfying a location threshold, or

an orientation of the security sensor satisfying an orientation threshold.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, before receiving the selection of the security sensor profile, a request to create a new security sensor profile, wherein the plurality of security sensor profiles comprise the new security sensor profile.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the user device, an indication of new criteria for the selected security sensor profile; and

modify, based on the new criteria, the selected security sensor profile.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, before receiving the selection of the security sensor profile, a new security sensor profile that corresponds to the security sensor.

22. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to cause configuration of the security sensor by causing the apparatus to:

cause the security sensor to store information associated with the selected security sensor profile.

23. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the security sensor, one or more of the security sensor profiles.

24. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

determine an identification of the security sensor; and

retrieve, based on the identification, one or more of the security sensor profiles corresponding to the security sensor.

25. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

determine an addition of a security sensor;

determine, based on the security sensor, a security sensor profile that comprises one or more criteria associated with triggering an alarm;

cause output of a list of a plurality of security sensor profiles, wherein the list is associated with a premises and comprises the determined security sensor profile; and

cause, based on one or more selections from the list, configuration of one or more security sensors associated with the premises.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, before causing output of the list, a request to create a new security sensor profile.

27. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of new criteria for one or more of the plurality of security sensor profiles; and

modify, based on the new criteria, the one or more of the plurality of security sensor profiles.

28. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

receive, before causing output of the list, a second security sensor profile that corresponds to the security sensor.

29. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to cause configuration of the one or more security sensors by causing the apparatus to:

send, to the one or more security sensors and based on the one or more selections from the list, configuration data.

30. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:

determine an identification of the security sensor; and

retrieve, based on the identification, a second security sensor profile corresponding to the security sensor.

31. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to cause configuration of the one or more security sensors by causing the apparatus to:

modify the security sensor profile to comprise different criteria.

32. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the list comprises an updated list, and wherein the updated list is different from a previous list of a second plurality of security sensor profiles that does not comprise the security sensor profile.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: PODER, JIM; COOK, MIKE
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054999/0626 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15478358 · Apr 4, 2017
Continuation 14584535 · Dec 29, 2014
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