IP Library Granted Patent US 12,511,981
Granted Patent B2
US 12,511,981 · App. 18/926,893 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Systems and methods of profile sharing

Inventors: Dan Sundell (Medford, MA); Jordan Thayer (Hopkinton, MA)
Assignee: SimpliSafe, Inc.
G08B13/19602G06V40/172
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Patent No.
US 12,511,981
App. No.
18/926,893
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving, from a computing device, input specifying a profile of a subject authorized to access a location; receiving, from an image capture device of a system, an image acquired at the location, the image depicting the subject; and refraining from initiating an alarm signal in response to detection of the subject by the system based on the image and the profile.

Claims (42)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, at least one image of a subject;

generating, based on the at least one image of the subject, a profile of the subject;

transmitting profile filter data to a first device at a first location and to a second device at a second location, wherein the profile filter data characterizes a visual appearance of the subject;

receiving input authorizing the subject to access the first location and the second location;

receiving a first image acquired at the first location and a second image acquired at the second location;

using the profile filter data to make a determination that at least one of the first image or the second image depicts the subject; and

refraining, based on the profile, from initiating an alarm signal in response to making the determination.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further includes analyzing the at least one image of the subject that is received at the computing device using a facial recognition process trained using one or more other images of a face of the subject.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising obtaining the one or more other images of the face of the subject from a camera roll maintained on a mobile computing device.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein analyzing the at least one image of the subject that is received at the computing device includes executing the facial recognition process on an image capture device.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein analyzing the at least one image of the subject that is received at the computing device includes executing the facial recognition process on a remote server.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein analyzing the at least one image of the subject that is received at the computing device includes executing the facial recognition process in a data center environment.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the computing device is a first computing device;

the profile is a curated profile; and

the method further comprises receiving, from a second computing device different from the first computing device, input promoting the curated profile to a customer profile.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising communicating a message recommending the curated profile from the first computing device to the second computing device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving input specifying the profile to be a curated profile via a monitor interface.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the curated profile includes a group of images including the at least one image of the subject; and

the method further comprises training a facial recognition process using the group of images.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image of the subject that is received at the computing device is acquired before receiving the first image acquired at the first location and the second image acquired at the second location.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one image of the subject at the computing device comprises receiving input via a customer interface of the computing device.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one image of the subject at the computing device includes receiving input via a mobile computing device.

14 . A server within a data center environment comprising:

a network interface; and

at least one processor configured to

receive, at the server, at least one image of a subject;

generate, based on the at least one image of the subject, a profile of the subject;

transmit profile filter data to a first device at a first location and to a second device at a second location, wherein the profile filter data characterizes a visual appearance of the subject;

receive input authorizing the subject to access the first location and the second location;

receive a first image acquired at the first location and a second image acquired at the second location, the first image and the second image depicting the subject; and

refrain, based on the profile, from initiating an alarm signal after a determination is made that at least one of the first image or the second image depicts the subject.

15 . The server of claim 14 , wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to analyze the at least one image of the subject that is received at the server using a facial recognition process trained using one or more other images of a face of the subject.

16 . The server of claim 14 , wherein:

the profile is a curated profile; and

the at least one processor is further configured to receive, from a computing device, input promoting the curated profile to a customer profile.

17 . The server of claim 14 , wherein the at least one image of the subject is received from a camera roll maintained on a mobile computing device.

18 . The server of claim 14 , wherein the at least one image of the subject is received before receiving the first image acquired at the first location and the second image acquired at the second location.

Assignments (2)
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 Oct 31, 2024
From: SUNDELL, DAN; THAYER, JORDAN
To: SIMPLISAFE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069084/0258 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63625682 · Jan 26, 2024
Related Publication 20250246054A1 · Jul 31, 2025
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