Granted Patent B2

US 12,488,675 · App. 18/090,978 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventor: Mark Reimer (Denver, CO)

Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation

G08B25/10H04W12/009H04W84/18

Abstract

Claims (81)

1 . An assessment device for a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises via a plurality of premises devices that include a first premises device, the assessment device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

monitor at least one metric associated with the premises security system, the at least one metric comprising a first metric that is associated with wireless connectivity between the first premises device and a wireless base station of the premises security system;

determine that the first metric fails to meet a system health criteria due to a wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station;

in response to determining that the first metric fails to meet the system health criteria, perform a first assessment, the first assessment comprising:

determine a logical identifier of a wireless mesh network is no longer detectable;

determine a medium access control (MAC) address associated with a logical identifier of a detectable wireless network;

determine the MAC address of the detectable wireless network matches to a stored MAC address associated with the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network; and

automatically connect to the wireless mesh network using an updated logical identifier associated with the MAC address; and

determine a first action to implement to correct the wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station based on the first assessment.

2 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the first action comprises modifying a setting of the premises security system to generate a modified setting, the modified setting being configured to correct the wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station.

3 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a second metric; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine the second metric fails to meet the system health criteria, the second metric indicating a change in the wireless mesh network;

in response to the determining that the second metric fails to meet the system health criteria, perform a second assessment of the premises security system by at least determining that a device of the premises security system has been added or removed to the wireless mesh network;

determine a second action to implement to cause the second metric to meet the system health criteria, the second action comprising rebuilding a routing table for the wireless mesh network.

4 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a frame error metric indicating a frame error rate in the wireless mesh network associated with the premises security system; and

the processing circuitry is configured to:

determine that the frame error metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to determining that the frame error metric fails to meet the system health criteria, perform a link assessment of the premises security system by at least determining that a communication link in the wireless mesh network is no longer operational; and

determine a routing table action to implement to cause the frame error metric to meet the system health criteria, the routing table action comprising:

logically removing the communication link from a routing table of the mesh network; and

rebuilding the routing table of the wireless mesh network.

5 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a power metric indicating a power level of a battery; and

the processing circuitry is configured to:

determine that the power metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to determining that the power metric fails to meet the system health criteria, perform a power assessment by at least:

determining a power level of the battery has changed by a predefined amount; and

determining an ambient temperature of the premises;

determine a power action to implement based on the power assessment.

6 . The assessment device of claim 5 , wherein the power action comprises generating a notification indicating that the battery requires replacement.

7 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the first action comprises:

generating a prompt for information associated with the first assessment; and

modifying a setting of the premises security system based on the information.

8 . The assessment device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a network noise metric that is configured to indicate a level of noise in the mesh network; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine that the network noise metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to the determining that the network noise metric fails to meet the system health criteria, perform a network noise assessment of the premises security system; and

determine a network noise action to implement to cause the network noise metric to meet the system health criteria.

9 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network is a service set identifier (SSID).

10 . The assessment device of claim 1 , wherein the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network is a pre-shared key (PSK).

11 . A method implemented by an assessment device for a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises via a plurality of premises devices that include a first premises device, the method comprising:

monitoring at least one metric associated with the premises security system, the at least one metric comprising a first metric that is associated with wireless connectivity between the first premises device and a wireless base station of the premises security system;

determining that the first metric fails to meet a system health criteria due to a wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station;

in response to determining that the first metric fails to meet the system health criteria, performing a first assessment, the first assessment comprising;

determining a logical identifier of a wireless mesh network is no longer detectable;

determining a medium access control (MAC) address associated with a logical identifier of a detectable wireless network;

determining the MAC address of the detectable wireless network matches to a stored MAC address associated with the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network; and

automatically connecting to the wireless mesh network using an updated logical identifier associated with the MAC address; and

determining a first action to implement to correct the wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station based on the first assessment.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first action comprises modifying a setting of the premises security system to generate a modified setting, the modified setting being configured to correct the wireless connectivity failure between the first premises device and the wireless base station.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a second metric; and

the method further comprising:

determining the second metric fails to meet the system health criteria, the second metric indicating a change in the wireless mesh network;

in response to the determining that the second metric fails to meet the system health criteria, performing a second assessment of the premises security system by at least determining that a device of the premises security system has been added or removed to the wireless mesh network;

determining a second action to implement to cause the second metric to meet the system health criteria, the second action comprising rebuilding a routing table for the wireless mesh network.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a frame error metric indicating a frame error rate in the wireless mesh network associated with the premises security system; and

the method further comprises:

determining that the frame error metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to determining that the frame error metric fails to meet the system health criteria, performing a link assessment of the premises security system by at least determining that a communication link in the wireless mesh network is no longer operational; and

determining a routing table action to implement to cause the frame error metric to meet the system health criteria, the routing table action comprising:

logically removing the communication link from a routing table of the mesh network; and

rebuilding the routing table of the wireless mesh network.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a power metric indicating a power level of a battery; and

the method further comprises:

determining that the power metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to determining that the power metric fails to meet the system health criteria, performing a power assessment by at least:

determining a power level of the battery has changed by a predefined amount; and

determining an ambient temperature of the premises; and

determining a power action to implement based on the power assessment.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the power action comprises generating a notification indicating that the battery requires replacement.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first action comprises:

generating a prompt for information associated with the first assessment; and

modifying a setting of the premises security system based on the information.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one metric comprises a network noise metric that is configured to indicate a level of noise in the mesh network; and

the method further comprising:

determining that the network noise metric fails to meet the system health criteria;

in response to the determining that the network noise metric fails to meet the system health criteria, performing a network noise assessment of the premises security system; and

determining a network noise action to implement to cause the network noise metric to meet the system health criteria.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network is a service set identifier (SSID).

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the logical identifier of the wireless mesh network is a service set identifier (SSID).

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