Securing property

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10311713-B2
Application number	US-201715478358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	Sep 15, 2010
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for securing property are presented. Video content viewed by a user may be detected, and the user may be automatically prompted to change settings on a security system based on the detecting. A comparison of the current time with the duration of the video content may serve as the basis for such prompting. Additionally, a premise security system may be placed in a learning mode. Changes in position of a security sensor may be detected and used to set a permitted range of motion for the sensor. Further, a plurality of security sensor profiles may be stored, and each profile may identify a different predefined permitted range of motion of a sensor. The addition of a new sensor to a premise may be detected, and a user may be prompted, on a display, to identify a profile to be used for the new sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
causing, by a computing device, display of video content;
determining, by the computing device and based on viewing information, that the video content is expected to be viewed at a future time associated with a future security level, of a security system, different from a current security level of the security system; and
based on the determining, causing display of a notification indicating that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level after a start time of the video content.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the video content is a video program, and
wherein the future time is an end time of the video program.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current security level and the future security level are associated with different permitted ranges of motion for a security sensor of the security system.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the security system is configured to trigger a first alarm based on the security sensor sensing that an object has moved beyond a first permitted range of motion, and wherein the security system is configured to trigger a second alarm based on the security sensor sensing that the object has moved beyond a second permitted range of motion greater than the first permitted range of motion.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the video content has been displayed for a particular time period,
wherein the determining that the video content is expected to be viewed at a future time associated with the future security level is performed after determining that the video content has been displayed for the particular time period.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after determining that the video content has been displayed for a particular time period, causing display of a prompt to adjust lighting conditions.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing a current volume level of the video content with a predetermined threshold volume level; and
after determining that the current volume level of the video content is greater than the predetermined threshold volume level, causing display of a prompt to lower the current volume level.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing display of the notification is further based on determining that the video content is associated with fear-invoking content.

9. A method comprising:
causing, by a computing device, display of a video program;
determining, by the computing device, a current security level of a security system;
determining, by the computing device, that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to a future security level after a start time of the video program; and
based on the determining that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level before the start time of the video program, causing display of a notification indicating that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level after the start time of the video program.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the causing display of the notification is further based on determining, based on viewing habits of a user, that the user will continue to view the video program.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the causing display of the notification is further based on determining that the video program has been displayed for at least a particular time period.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the current security level and the future security level are associated with different permitted ranges of motion for a security sensor of the security system.

13. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
cause display of video content;
determine, based on viewing information, that the video content is expected to be viewed at a future time associated with a future security level, of a security system, different from a current security level of the security system; and
based on the determining, cause display of a notification indicating that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level after a start time of the video content.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 ,
wherein the video content is a video program, and
wherein the future time is an end time of the video program.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the current security level and the future security level are associated with different permitted ranges of motion for a security sensor of the security system.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the security system is configured to trigger a first alarm based on the security sensor sensing that an object has moved beyond a first permitted range of motion, and wherein the security system is configured to trigger a second alarm based on the security sensor sensing that the object has moved beyond a second permitted range of motion greater than the first permitted range of motion.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
determine that the video content has been displayed for a particular time period,
wherein the determining that the video content is expected to be viewed at a future time associated with the future security level is performed after determining that the video content has been displayed for the particular time period.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
after determining that the video content has been displayed for a particular time period, cause display of a prompt to adjust lighting conditions.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
compare a current volume level of the video content with a predetermined threshold volume level; and
after determining that the current volume level of the video content is greater than the predetermined threshold volume level, cause display of a prompt to lower the current volume level.

20. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein instructions cause display of the notification further based on determining that the video content is associated with fear-invoking content.

21. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
cause display of a video program;
determine a current security level of a security system;
determine that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to a future security level after a start time of the video program; and
based on the determining that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level before the start time of the video program, cause display of a notification indicating that the security system is scheduled to change from the current security level to the future security level after the start time of the video program.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the instructions cause display of the notification further based on determining, based on viewing habits of a user, that the user will continue to view the video prog

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Poder Jim
• Cook Mike

Classifications

• H04N21/40

  Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof · CPC title

• H04N21/44204

  Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31) · CPC title

• H04N21/42202

  environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes · CPC title

• H04N21/42204

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title

• H04N21/4532

  involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18) · CPC title