Securing property
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.
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.