Verified access to a monitored property

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10360744-B1
Application number	US-201715814297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Nov 17, 2016
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

A method includes receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property and from a visitor to the property, a personally identifying code and a biometric identifier, determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, receiving, by the monitoring system, location information that corresponds to locations of the visitor during a time period before visiting the property, comparing the biometric identifier to a stored biometric identifier, based on determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, comparing the biometric identifier to the stored biometric identifier, and the location information, determining a confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, based on the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, selecting, from among multiple monitoring system actions, a monitoring system action, and performing the monitoring system action.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A monitoring system comprising:
one or more sensors that are located throughout a property, at least one of the one or more sensors being configured to detect a biometric identifier of a visitor to the property;
an input device that is configured to detect a personally identifying code;
a monitoring control unit that is configured to:
receive, from the at least one of the one or more sensors, the biometric identifier of the visitor to the property;
receive, from the input device, the personally identifying code; and
determine that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code; and

a monitoring server that is configured to:
based on the personally identifying code corresponding to the stored personally identifying code, receive location information that corresponds to locations of the visitor during a time period before visiting the property; and
compare the biometric identifier to a stored biometric identifier,

wherein the monitoring control unit is further configured to:
based on the personally identifying code corresponding to the stored personally identifying code, comparing the biometric identifier to the stored biometric identifier, and the location information, determine a confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property;
based on the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, select, from among multiple monitoring system actions, a monitoring system action; and
perform the monitoring system action.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
receive a sample biometric identifier from the visitor;
store the sample biometric identifier as the stored biometric identifier in association with a personally identifying code specific to the visitor;
receive a request to schedule a visit by the visitor to the property; and
in response to receiving the request to schedule the visit by the visitor to the property, provide the personally identifying code to the visitor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to disarm the monitoring system and grant the visitor access to the property.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein:
the monitoring system further comprises:
one or more cameras located throughout the property, and

the monitoring control unit is further configured to:
receive image data from the one or more cameras located throughout the property; and
in response to granting the visitor access to the property, monitor the visitor by analyzing the image data received from the one or more cameras located throughout the property.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
determine, based on the image data of the one or more cameras, that the visitor entered an area of the property identified, by a resident of the property, as restricted to the visitor; and
in response to determining that the visitor entered the area of the property identified as restricted to the visitor, transmit, to a computing device of the resident of the property, an alert notification indicating that the visitor entered the area of the property identified as restricted to the visitor.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
in response to the monitoring control unit granting the visitor access to the property, monitor the visitor using a body camera worn by the visitor.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
the monitoring server is configured to:
determine, based on data received from the body camera worn by the visitor, that the visitor entered an area of the property identified, by a resident of the property, as restricted to the visitor, and

the monitoring control unit is configured to:
in response to the visitor entering the area of the property identified as restricted to the visitor, generate an alarm event.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
receive location information that corresponds to locations of the visitor during a time period before visiting the property comprises receiving location information that identifies a path traveled by the visitor during the time period before visiting the property.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
compare the path traveled by the visitor during the time period before visiting the property to an expected travel path;
determine that the path traveled by the visitor deviates from an expected travel path; and
based on determining that the path traveled by the visitor deviates from the expected travel path, decrease the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
compare the path traveled by the visitor during the time period before visiting the property to an expected travel path;
determine that the path traveled by the visitor deviates from an expected travel path;
determine that the visitor deviated from the expected travel path during a time of day when the visitor is authorized to deviate from the expected travel path; and
based on determining that the visitor deviated from the expected travel path during the time of day when the visitor is authorized to deviate from the expected travel path, increase the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring server is configured to:
compare the path traveled by the visitor during the time period before visiting the property to an expected travel path;
determine that the path traveled by the visitor corresponds to an expected travel path; and
based on determining that the path traveled by the visitor corresponds to the expected travel path, increase the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property.

12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property and from a visitor to the property, a personally identifying code and a biometric identifier;
determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code;
based on determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, receiving, by the monitoring system, location information that corresponds to locations of the visitor during a time period before visiting the property;
comparing the biometric identifier to a stored biometric identifier;
based on determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, comparing the biometric identifier to the stored biometric identifier, and the location information, determining a confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property;
based on the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, selecting, from among multiple monitoring system actions, a monitoring system action; and
performing the monitoring system action.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising:
receiving a sample biometric identifier from the visitor;
storing the sample biometric identifier as the stored biometric identifier in association with a personally identifying code specific to the visitor;
receiving a request to schedule a visit by the visitor to the property; and
in response to receiving the reques

Assignees

• Alarm Com Inc

Inventors

• Kerzner Daniel Todd

Classifications

• G07C9/26

  using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass · CPC title

• G06Q50/163

  Real estate management · CPC title

• G07C9/257

  electronically (G07C9/26 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07C9/23

  by means of a password · CPC title

• G07C9/27

  with central registration · CPC title