Systems and methods of privacy within a security system
Systems and methods disclosed herein provide setting a mode for a door lock of a door in a building with an electronic device communicatively coupled to the door lock via a communications interface of the door lock, when the mode of the door lock is set in a privacy mode, correspondingly placing a security system device communicatively coupled to the door lock into a privacy mode via the communications interface, and updating an operation state of the security system in the building according to the setting of the privacy mode for the door lock and the device.
1. A method comprising:
setting a privacy mode for a sensor that is included in a security system of a building;
controlling an operation of the sensor in the privacy mode so that the sensor collects data, but does not transmit the collected data to a controller of the security system; and
controlling the operation of the sensor in the privacy mode to output a notification when a safety event is detected by the sensor from the collected data, wherein the safety event is an exception to the privacy mode.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the safety event is selected from the group consisting of: a detected opening of a window or door from the outside, a detected break-in event, a smoke event, a fire event, and a carbon monoxide event.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a motion sensor, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, a camera sensor, a passive infrared (PIR) sensor, a magnetic field sensor, a radio frequency (RF) sensor, a light sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, a microphone, a temperature sensor, a smoke sensor, and a carbon monoxide sensor.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the privacy mode of the sensor comprises at least partially disabling the sensor of the security system.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the privacy mode disables sensing by the sensor of an interior of the building, and enables sensing by the sensor for an exterior of the building.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the privacy mode disables message notifications from the sensor to an electronic device communicatively coupled to the controller of the security system.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the privacy mode comprises:
selecting, from a user interface of an electronic device communicatively coupled to the security system, the privacy mode of the security system for at least one of the group consisting of: a room of the building, and an interior of the building.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, using the sensor, whether a window or door is being opened from inside or outside of the building.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining, using the sensor, an identity of a person opening the window or door.
10. A system comprising:
a sensor that is included in a security system of a building, wherein the sensor receives a privacy mode setting; and
a controller to control an operation of the sensor in the privacy mode so that the sensor collects data, but does not transmit the collected data, and the controller controls the operation of the sensor in the privacy mode to output a notification when a safety event is detected by the sensor from the collected data, wherein the safety event is an exception to the privacy mode.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the safety event is selected from the group consisting of: a detected opening of a window or door from the outside, a detected break-in event, a smoke event, a fire event, and a carbon monoxide event.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a motion sensor, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, a camera sensor, a passive infrared (PIR) sensor, a magnetic field sensor, a radio frequency (RF) sensor, a light sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, a microphone, a temperature sensor, a smoke sensor, and a carbon monoxide sensor.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the privacy mode is set to at least partially disable the sensor of the security system.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the privacy mode is set so as to disable sensing by the sensor for an interior of the building, and enable sensing by the sensor for an exterior of the building.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the privacy mode set for the sensor disables message notifications from the sensor to an electronic device communicatively coupled to the controller.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the privacy mode of the sensor is set by selecting, from a user interface of an electronic device communicatively coupled to the security system, the privacy mode of the security system for at least one of the group consisting of: a room of the building, and an interior of the building.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the sensor determines whether a window or door is being opened from inside or outside of the building.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the sensor determines an identity of a person opening the window or door.