IP Library Granted Patent US 12,562,048
Granted Patent B2
US 12,562,048 · App. 18/763,138 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Sensor-based detection of violation of premises rules and identification of maintenance demands

Inventors: Robert T. Moton, Jr. (Alpharetta, GA); Adrianne Binh Luu (Atlanta, GA); James Pratt (Round Rock, TX); Barrett Kreiner (Woodstock, GA); Walter Cooper Chastain (Atlanta, GA); Ari Craine (Marietta, GA); Robert Koch (Peachtree Corners, GA)
Assignee: SimpliSafe, Inc.
G08B25/10G08B13/1672G08B13/2462G08B21/182H04L12/282H04L67/535H04L67/54
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Patent No.
US 12,562,048
App. No.
18/763,138
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A processing system including at least one processor may monitor a condition of a premises during a time period via at least one sensor, where at least one user is permitted a use of the premises during the time period, detect a change in the condition of the premises during the time period via the at least one sensor, determine a violation of at least one rule relating to the use of the premises by the at least one user, wherein the violation is indicated by the change in the condition, and generate an alert of the violation of the at least one rule relating to the use of the premises by the at least one user.

Claims (51)

1 . A method, comprising:

detecting, based on an output of at least one sensor monitoring a premises, a condition of the premises;

determining, by a computing device, that content of a datastore defines a rule relating to the condition of the premises;

determining, by the computing device, that the detected condition violates the rule; and

based at least in part on the detected condition violating the rule, causing an operational state of a device to change so as to preclude use of at least one amenity at the premises.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

detecting the condition includes detecting movement of an object; and

the rule defines a restriction of movement with respect to the premises.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the at least one sensor includes a camera; and

detecting movement of the object includes processing one or more images acquired by the camera.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one sensor includes a microphone;

detecting the condition includes determining a noise level of audio acquired by the microphone; and

the rule defines a maximum noise level.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

detecting the condition includes determining a number of people; and

the rule defines a maximum number of people.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the at least one sensor includes a camera; and

determining the number of people includes processing one or more images acquired by the camera.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the at least one sensor includes a microphone; and

determining the number of people includes processing audio acquired by the microphone to determine a number of distinct voices represented in the audio.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the operational state of the device to change includes causing a lock at the premises to enter a locked state.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the lock is a door lock.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the operational state of the device to change includes causing the device to change from a first state in which it can be operated by a user to a second state in which it cannot be operated by the user.

11 . A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums encoded with instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

detect, based on an output of at least one sensor monitoring a premises, a condition of the premises;

determine that content of a datastore defines a rule relating to the condition of the premises;

determine that the detected condition violates the rule; and

based at least in part on the detected condition violating the rule, cause an operational state of a device to change so as to preclude use of at least one amenity at the premises.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the rule defines a restriction of movement with respect to the premises, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

detect the condition at least in part by detecting movement of an object.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a camera, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

detect the movement of the object at least in part by processing one or more images acquired by the camera.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a microphone, the rule defines a maximum noise level, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

detect the condition at least in part by determining a noise level of audio acquired by the microphone.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the rule defines a maximum number of people, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

detect the condition at least in part by determining a number of people.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a camera, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

determine the number of people at least in part by processing one or more images acquired by the camera.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a microphone, and the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

determine the number of people at least in part by processing audio acquired by the microphone to determine a number of distinct voices represented in the audio.

18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

cause the operational state of the device to change at least in part by causing a lock at the premises to enter a locked state.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the lock is a door lock.

20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

cause the operational state of the device to change at least in part by causing the device to change from a first state in which it can be operated by a user to a second state in which it cannot be operated by the user.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2025
From: SIMPLISAFE, INC.
To: CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073579/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
To: SIMPLISAFE, INC.
Reel/Frame 067947/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: MOTON, ROBERT T., JR.; LUU, ADRIANNE BINH; PRATT, JAMES; KREINER, BARRETT; CHASTAIN, WALTER COOPER; CRAINE, ARI; KOCH, ROBERT
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 067951/0166 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18301953 · Apr 17, 2023
Continuation 17348396 · Jun 15, 2021
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