Method for auto configuring wireless sensors in diy security systems
A method of determining a location of one or more sensors in a security system is provided. The method including: detecting a first wireless signal from a first sensor; determining a first signal strength of the first wireless signal; associating the first signal strength of the first wireless signal with a first location; detecting a second wireless signal from the first sensor; determining a second signal strength of the second wireless signal; associating the second signal strength of the second wireless signal with the second location; detecting a first sensor trigger using the first sensor; and determining that the first sensor trigger occurred at the second location.
1. A method of determining a location of one or more sensors in a security system, the method comprising:
detecting a first wireless signal from a first sensor;
determining a first signal strength of the first wireless signal;
associating the first signal strength of the first wireless signal with a first location;
detecting a second wireless signal from the first sensor;
determining a second signal strength of the second wireless signal;
associating the second signal strength of the second wireless signal with the second location;
detecting a first sensor trigger using the first sensor; and
determining that the first sensor trigger occurred at the second location, wherein the method further comprises at least one of:
(1) adjusting a sensor type of the first sensor in response to a change from the first location to the second location; or
(2) detecting a third wireless signal from a second sensor;
determining a third signal strength of the third wireless signal, wherein
the third signal strength is equal to the first signal strength;
associating the third signal strength of the third wireless signal with the first location;
detecting a second sensor trigger using the second sensor; and
determining that the second sensor trigger occurred at the first location.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
activating an alarm in response to the sensor trigger.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the first sensor trigger to a notification device, wherein the first sensor trigger is indicated to have occurred at the second location on the notification device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the notification device is a mobile computing device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are infrared signals.
6. A security panel comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
detecting a first wireless signal from a first sensor;
determining a first signal strength of the first wireless signal;
associating the first signal strength of the first wireless signal with a first location;
detecting a second wireless signal from the first sensor;
determining a second signal strength of the second wireless signal;
associating the second signal strength of the second wireless signal with the second location;
detecting a first sensor trigger using the first sensor; and
determining that the first sensor trigger occurred at the second location, wherein the operations further comprise at least one of:
(1) adjusting a sensor type of the first sensor in response to a change from the first location to the second location; or
(2) detecting a third wireless signal from a second sensor;
determining a third signal strength of the third wireless signal, wherein
the third signal strength is equal to the first signal strength;
associating the third signal strength of the third wireless signal with the first location;
detecting a second sensor trigger using the second sensor; and
determining that the second sensor trigger occurred at the first location.
7. The security panel of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:
activating an alarm in response to the sensor trigger.
8. The security panel of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting the first sensor trigger to a notification device, wherein the first sensor trigger is indicated to have occurred at the second location on the notification device.
9. The security panel of claim 8 , wherein:
the notification device is a mobile computing device.
10. The security panel of claim 6 , wherein:
the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are infrared signals.
11. The security panel of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:
adjusting a sensor type of the first sensor in response to a change from the first location to the second location.
12. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting a first wireless signal from a first sensor;
determining a first signal strength of the first wireless signal;
associating the first signal strength of the first wireless signal with a first location;
detecting a second wireless signal from the first sensor;
determining a second signal strength of the second wireless signal;
associating the second signal strength of the second wireless signal with the second location;
detecting a first sensor trigger using the first sensor; and
determining that the first sensor trigger occurred at the second location, wherein the method further comprises at least one of:
(1) adjusting a sensor type of the first sensor in response to a change from the first location to the second location; or
(2) detecting a third wireless signal from a second sensor;
determining a third signal strength of the third wireless signal,
wherein the third signal strength is equal to the first signal strength;
associating the third signal strength of the third wireless signal with the first location;
detecting a second sensor trigger using the second sensor; and
determining that the second sensor trigger occurred at the first location.
13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
activating an alarm in response to the sensor trigger.
14. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting the first sensor trigger to a notification device, wherein the first sensor trigger is indicated to have occurred at the second location on the notification device.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein:
the notification device is a mobile computing device.
16. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein:
the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are infrared signals.