Granted Patent B2

US 12,211,358 · App. 17/951,705 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Inventor: Mark Reimer (Denver, CO)

Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation

G08B13/19613G08B13/19634

Abstract

Claims (43)

1. A control device in a premises security system, the control device configured to communicate with a premises device that includes a radar sensor for sensing a plurality of hand gestures, the control device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

when the premises security system is armed:

initiate a timer in the premises security system for a user to disarm a premises security system before the control device triggers a premises security system alarm;

before the timer expires:

 receive at least one signal from the premises device, the at least one signal being indicative of the plurality of hand gestures sensed within a predetermined time interval and in a predetermined sequence;

 perform a first correlation of the predetermined sequence of the plurality of hand gestures to at least one predetermined premises security system command; and

 perform at least one first action in the premises security system based on the first correlation associated with the at least one predetermined premises security system command, the at least one first action comprises adding additional time to the timer, the expiration of the timer being configured to trigger the premises security system alarm.

2. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the additional time is added to the timer in the premises security system for performing at least one second action.

3. The control device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one second action includes one of disarming the premises security system or transmitting instructions to the premises device to disarm the premises security system.

4. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform a second correlation of at least one of a verbal security password, a speaker voice recognition, a presence of a user's phone near the control device, a presence of a registered wearable near the control device, a camera viewing a registered home occupant inside the premises, and biometrics, to the at least one predetermined premises security system command; and

the at least one first action in the premises security system being based on the second correlation associated with the at least one predetermined premises security system command.

5. A premises security system, comprising:

a premises device in communication with a control device, the premises device including:

a radar sensor configured to sense hand based motion; and

processing circuitry configured to:

determine whether the sensed hand based motion is associated with a plurality of hand gestures sensed within a predetermined time interval and in a predetermined sequence; and

transmit at least one signal indicative of the plurality of hand gestures to the control device based on the determination that the hand based motion is associated with the plurality of hand gestures sensed within the predetermined time interval and in the predetermined sequence;

the control device including processing circuitry configured to:

when the premises security system is armed:

initiate a timer in the premises security system for a user to disarm a premises security system before the control device triggers a premises security system alarm;

before the timer expires:

 receive at least one signal from the premises device, the at least one signal being indicative of the plurality of hand gestures;

 perform a first correlation of the predetermined sequence of the plurality of hand gestures to at least one predetermined premises security system command; and

 perform at least one first action in the premises security system based on the first correlation associated with the at least one predetermined premises security system command, the at least one first action comprises adding additional time to the timer, the expiration of the timer being configured to trigger the premises security system alarm.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one correlation further comprises performing at least one of a verbal security password, a speaker voice recognition, a presence of a user's phone near the control device, a presence of a registered wearable near the control device, a camera viewing a registered home occupant inside the premises, and biometrics.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the additional time is added to the timer in the premises security system for performing at least one second action.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one second action includes one of disarming the premises security system, transmitting instructions to the premises device to and disarm the premises security system.

9. A method implemented by a control device in a premises security system, the control device configured to communicate with a premises device that includes a radar sensor for sensing a plurality of hand gestures, the method comprising:

when the premises security system is armed:

initiating a timer in the premises security system for a user to disarm a premises security system before the control device triggers a premises security system alarm;

before the timer expires:

receiving at least one signal from a premises device, the at least one signal being indicative of the plurality of hand gestures sensed within a predetermined time interval and in a predetermined sequence;

performing a first correlation of the predetermined sequence of the plurality of hand gestures to at least one predetermined premises security system command; and

performing at least one first action in the premises security system based on the first correlation associated with the at least one predetermined premises security system command, the at least one first action comprises adding additional time to the timer, the expiration of the timer being configured to trigger the premises security system alarm.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the additional time is added to the timer in the premises security system for performing at least one second action.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one second action includes one of disarming the premises security system or transmitting instructions to the premises device to disarm the premises security system.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising performing a second correlation of at least one of a verbal security password, a speaker voice recognition, a presence of a user's phone near the control device, a presence of a registered wearable near the control device, a camera viewing a registered home occupant inside the premises, and biometrics, to the at least one predetermined premises security system command; and

the at least one first action in the premises security system being based on the second correlation associated with the at least one predetermined premises security system command.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether the plurality of hand gestures correspond to at least one of a first user and a second user;

when the plurality of hand gestures correspond to the first user, the at least one first action including arming the premises security system; and

when the plurality of hand gestures correspond to the second user, the at least one first action being disarming the premises security system.

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