Granted Patent B2

US 12,245,131 · App. 17/534,088 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Alan Wade Cohn (Austin, TX); Lewis Clay Dearman (Taylor, TX); Gary Robert Faulkner (Austin, TX); James A. Johnson (Spring, TX); James Edward Kitchen (Austin, TX); David Leon Proft (Austin, TX)

Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device located at a premises, a communication sent by a controller of a premises management system located at the premises;

determining, by the computing device and based on analyzing the communication, a protocol used by the premises management system to send the communication;

storing, by the computing device, an indication of the protocol;

processing, by the computing device and based on the indication of the protocol, an additional communication from the controller and comprising configuration information indicative of a plurality of premises devices; and

causing, by the computing device and based on the configuration information, the computing device to control the management of sensor state information associated with the plurality of premises devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the communication comprises intercepting the communication during transmission between two devices of the premises management system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the communication comprises comparing data indicative of the communication to data indicative of one or more of a plurality of communication protocols.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the additional communication associated with the premises management system comprises determining one or more of a device state, a zone, a device identifier, or a sensor type associated with one or more of the plurality of premises devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one of a gateway device, a controller, or a touchscreen device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the premises devices comprise one or more of a door sensor, a window sensor, a point of entry sensor, a motion sensor, a smoke detector, a heat sensor, a fire sensor, an automation device, a still-image camera, a video camera, a glass break detector, an inertial detector, a water detector, a carbon dioxide detector, or a key fob device.

7. A device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive, at a premises, a communication sent by a controller of a premises management system located at the premises;

determine, based on analyzing the communication, a protocol used by the premises management system to send the communication;

store an indication of the protocol;

process, based on the indication of the protocol, an additional communication from the controller and comprising configuration information indicative of a plurality of premises devices; and

cause, based on the configuration information, the device to control the management of sensor state information associated with the plurality of premises devices.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to receive the communication comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to intercept the communication during transmission between two devices of the premises management system.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to analyze the communication comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to compare data indicative of the communication to data indicative of one or more of a plurality of communication protocols.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to process the additional communication associated with the premises management system comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to determine one or more of a device state, a zone, a device identifier, or a sensor type associated with one or more of the plurality of premises devices.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a gateway device, a controller, or a touchscreen device.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of premises devices comprise one or more of a door sensor, a window sensor, a point of entry sensor, a motion sensor, a smoke detector, a heat sensor, a fire sensor, an automation device, a still-image camera, a video camera, a glass break detector, an inertial detector, a water detector, a carbon dioxide detector, or a key fob device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause:

receiving, by a computing device located at a premises, a communication sent by a controller of a premises management system located at the premises;

determining, by the computing device and based on analyzing the communication, a protocol used by the premises management system to send the communication;

storing, by the computing device, an indication of the protocol;

processing, by the computing device and based on the indication of the protocol, an additional communication from the controller and comprising configuration information indicative of a plurality of premises devices; and

causing, by the computing device and based on the configuration information, the computing device to control the management of sensor state information associated with the plurality of premises devices.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein receiving the communication comprises intercepting the communication during transmission between two devices of the premises management system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein analyzing the communication comprises comparing data indicative of the communication to data indicative of one or more of a plurality of communication protocols.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein processing the additional communication associated with the premises management system comprises determining one or more of a device state, a zone, a device identifier, or a sensor type associated with one or more of the plurality of premises devices.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one of a gateway device, a controller, or a touchscreen device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of premises devices comprise one or more of a door sensor, a window sensor, a point of entry sensor, a motion sensor, a smoke detector, a heat sensor, a fire sensor, an automation device, a still-image camera, a video camera, a glass break detector, an inertial detector, a water detector, a carbon dioxide detector, or a key fob device.

19. A system comprising:

a premises management system located at a premises and comprising a plurality of premises devices; and

a computing device located at the premises and configured to:

receive a communication sent by a controller of the premises management system;

determine, based on analyzing the communication, a protocol used by the premises management system to send the communication;

store an indication of the protocol;

process, based on the indication of the protocol, an additional communication from the controller and comprising configuration information indicative of the plurality of premises devices; and

cause, based on the configuration information, the computing device to control the management of sensor state information associated with the plurality of premises devices.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the computing device is configured to receive the communication based on intercepting the communication during transmission between two devices of the premises management system.

21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the computing device is configured to analyze the communication by comparing data indicative of the communication to data indicative of one or more of a plurality of communication protocols.

22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the computing device is configured to process the additional communication associated with the premises management system by determining one or more of a device state, a zone, a device identifier, or a sensor type associated with one or more of the plurality of premises devices.

23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one of a gateway device, a controller, or a touchscreen device.

24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of premises devices comprise one or more of a door sensor, a window sensor, a point of entry sensor, a motion sensor, a smoke detector, a heat sensor, a fire sensor, an automation device, a still-image camera, a video camera, a glass break detector, an inertial detector, a water detector, a carbon dioxide detector, or a key fob device.

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