Control system user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10380871-B2
Application number	US-201113104936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2011
Priority date	Mar 16, 2005
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments include systems and methods comprising a gateway located at a premise forming at least one network on the premise that includes a plurality of premise devices. A sensor user interface (SUI) is coupled to the gateway and presented to a user via a remote device. The SUI includes at least one display element. The at least one display element includes a floor plan display that represents at least one floor of the premise. The floor plan display visually and separately indicates a location and a current state of each premise device of the plurality of premise devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a plurality of security system components located at a premises; and
a touchscreen device located at the premises and in communication with the plurality of security system components, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to:
receive state data from one or more security system components of the plurality of security system components, wherein the state data indicates a respective state of the one or more security system components,
receive a user input configured to modify sensor user interface (SUI) settings stored on the touchscreen device,
cause output of, based on the SUI settings and the state data, an SUI,
wherein the SUE comprises:
a floor plan display that visually indicates at least one floor of the premises, and
a component icon that indicates a security system component of the plurality of security system components, and

send at least a portion of the SUI settings to a remote device, wherein the remote device is located external to the premises and configured to cause output of, based on the at least a portion of the SUI settings, the SUI.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the floor plan display comprises a color that visually indicates a state of the system.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the color is a background color.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the color is a color of a border of the at least one floor displayed on the floor plan display.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the color is one of a plurality of colors that indicate each state of a plurality of states of the system.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SUI comprises text presented with the floor plan display.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the text comprises a. text description of a state of the system.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the text comprises a plurality of phrases.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the text comprises a first phrase describing an arm state of the system.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the text comprises a second phrase describing a sensor state of at least one sensor of the plurality of security system components.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SUI comprises a security button that enables control of the system.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the security button enables arming of the system.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the security button enables disarming of the system.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the floor plan display comprises a plurality of tiles.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of tiles comprises the component icon.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the component icon indicates a state of the security system component, and wherein the state comprises an alarmed state.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the component icon indicates a state of the security system component, and wherein the state comprises an offline state.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one floor comprises a plurality of floors.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the SUI comprises a plurality of floor icons, wherein each floor icon corresponds to one of the plurality of floors.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of floors corresponds to a number of floors of the premises.

21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of floors corresponds to at least one floor of the premises and at least one floor of an outbuilding corresponding to the premises.

22. The system of claim 1 , wherein the component icon comprises a sensor icon, wherein the sensor icon indicates a location and the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a door sensor.

24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a window sensor.

25. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a motion sensor.

26. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a fire sensor.

27. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a smoke sensor.

28. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a glass-break sensor.

29. The system of claim 22 , wherein the security system component is a flood sensor.

30. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises an alarmed state.

31. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises a tripped state.

32. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises a tampered state.

33. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises a low-battery state.

34. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises an offline state.

35. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises an installing state.

36. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises an. open door state.

37. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises an open window state.

38. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises a motion sensor active state.

39. The system of claim 22 , wherein the state of the security system component corresponding to the sensor icon comprises a quiet state.

40. The system of claim 39 , wherein the quiet state comprises an inactive state.

41. The system of claim 39 , wherein the quiet state comprises a closed state.

42. The system of claim 39 , wherein the quiet state comprises an untriggered state.

43. The system of claim 22 , wherein the sensor icon comprises a device icon, wherein the plurality of security system components comprises a premises device, and wherein the device icon indicates a location and a state of the premises device corresponding to the device icon.

44. The system of claim 43 , wherein the premises device is a light.

45. The system of claim 43 , wherein the premises device is a thermostat.

46. The system of claim 43 , wherein the premises device is a camera.

47. The system of claim 43 , wherein the premises device is a lock.

48. The system of claim 43 , wherein the premises device is an energy device.

49. The system. of claim 43 , wherein the state comprises an installing state.

50. The system of claim 43 , wherein the state comprises an active state.

51. The system of claim 43 , comprising a popup display that is displayed in response to a touch of the component icon.

52. The system of cla

Assignees

• Sundermeyer Ken
• Dawes Paul J
• Fulker Jim
• Icontrol Networks Inc

Inventors

• Sundermeyer Ken
• Dawes Paul J
• Fulker Jim

Classifications

• H04L41/22

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04L41/0253

  using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information · CPC title

• H04L12/283

  Processing of data at an internetworking point of a home automation network · CPC title

• H04L12/2825

  Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002) · CPC title

• H04L12/2823

  Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network (device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00) · CPC title