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Granted Patent B2
US 11,394,933 · App. 17/101,874 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

System and method for gate monitoring during departure or arrival of an autonomous vehicle

Inventors: Matthew Daniel Correnti (Reston, VA); Karen Correnti (Reston, VA)
Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
H04N7/188G06V20/52G06V20/593G06V40/103G06V40/172G08B13/196G08B13/1965G08B13/19613G08B15/00
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Patent No.
US 11,394,933
App. No.
17/101,874
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for monitoring a vehicle access point. In one aspect, a monitoring system is disclosed that includes a processor and a computer storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include obtaining, by the monitoring system, monitoring system data that is generated by a first monitoring system component, determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, a current occupancy of a vehicle, determining, by the monitoring system and based on the current occupancy of the vehicle, whether a vehicle access point is to be monitored, and in response to determining, by the monitoring system and based on the current occupancy of the vehicle, that the vehicle is not occupied by a human occupant, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point.

Claims (57)

1. A monitoring system for monitoring a property comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer storage media storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by the monitoring system, monitoring system data that is generated by one or more first monitoring system components that are installed at a property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that a vehicle will automatically drive through a vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied;

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored;

based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that at another time the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied; and

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring the vehicle access point for presence of another object.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through with a camera while a motion sensor installed at the property is disabled.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored comprises:

determining that the monitoring system is in an armed state.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that the vehicle will automatically drive through a vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied comprises:

determining the vehicle is returning home from dropping off a human person.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by a monitoring system, monitoring system data that is generated by one or more first monitoring system components that are installed at a property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that a vehicle will automatically drive through a vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied;

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored;

based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that at another time the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied; and

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring the vehicle access point for presence of another object.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through with a camera while a motion sensor installed at the property is disabled.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored comprises:

determining that the monitoring system is in an armed state.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that the vehicle will automatically drive through a vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied comprises:

determining the vehicle is returning home from dropping off a human person.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a monitoring system, monitoring system data that is generated by one or more first monitoring system components that are installed at a property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that a vehicle will automatically drive through a vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied;

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored;

based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property;

determining, by the monitoring system and based on the monitoring system data, that at another time the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied; and

based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is occupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored.

16. The medium of claim 15 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring the vehicle access point for presence of another object.

17. The medium of claim 15 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point.

18. The medium of claim 15 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through.

19. The medium of claim 18 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored, using one or more second monitoring system components to monitor the vehicle access point of the property comprises:

monitoring whether a human outside the vehicle passes through the vehicle access point while the vehicle access point is opened for the vehicle to drive through with a camera while a motion sensor installed at the property is disabled.

20. The medium of claim 15 , wherein based on determining that the vehicle will automatically drive through the vehicle access point of the property while the vehicle is unoccupied, determining, by the monitoring system, that the vehicle access point of the property is to be monitored instead of determining that the vehicle access point of the property is not to be monitored comprises:

determining that the monitoring system is in an armed state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2020
From: CORRENTI, MATTHEW DANIEL; CORRENTI, KAREN
To: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054458/0993 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16130960 · Sep 13, 2018
Provisional Application 62558080 · Sep 13, 2017
Related Publication 20210076010A1 · Mar 11, 2021