Monitoring security

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10535252-B2
Application number	US-201615233279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Jan 14, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020

Abstract

Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide for the determination of alarm events or non-alarm events based on data received from various sensors monitoring one or more entry points of a premises. Non-alarm events may, for example, include a seismic event or a knock event. Determining whether the data received from the various sensors is an alarm or non-alarm event may be based on data received from two or more sensors monitoring two or more entry points of the premises. Further, data related to the non-alarm event that occurred at the premise may be compared to data related to non-alarm events that occurred at other premises and, based on the comparison, one or more authorities may be alerted to the non-alarm event.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first sensor that is associated with a first location of a premises, first data that is based on a first measurement of the first sensor;
determining a first type associated with the first data, wherein the first type indicates a type of the first measurement or a type of the first sensor; and
based on a determination whether second data, associated with a second type that corresponds to the first type, was received from a second sensor that is associated with a second location of the premises:
determining that a seismic event occurred in association with the premises, if the second data was received, and
determining that an alarm event occurred in association with the first location, if the second data was not received.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first type indicates an accelerometer measurement or an accelerometer.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of sensors is associated with the first location, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises the first sensor and a third sensor, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, from the third sensor, third data;
determining, based on the third data, that a person is detected;
based on determining that the person is detected, analyzing additional data, wherein the additional data is received from one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors; and
based on an analysis of the additional data, determining that a knock event occurred in association with the premises.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of sensors is associated with the first location, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises the first sensor and a third sensor, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, from the third sensor, third data;
determining, based on the third data, that a person is not detected; and
based on determining that a person is not detected, determining that an alarm event occurred in association with the premises.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the determining that the alarm event occurred in association with the premises is performed based on an analysis of one or more measurements of a magnetometer or a pressure plate.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving one or more notifications, wherein the one or more notifications comprise an indication of the seismic event;
determining, based on an analysis of the one or more notifications, to override the seismic event; and
based on determining to override the seismic event, causing an alarm to be triggered for the premises.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving one or more notifications, wherein the one or more notifications comprise an indication of the seismic event;
determining, based on an analysis of the one or more notifications, to report the seismic event to one or more authorities; and
based on determining to report the seismic event, causing reporting of the seismic event to the one or more authorities.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving one or more first notifications that are associated with a first geographic area, wherein the one or more first notifications comprise an indication of the seismic event;
receiving one or more second notifications that are associated with a second geographic area;
determining, based on an analysis of the one or more first notifications and the one or more second notifications, to report the seismic event; and
based on determining to report the seismic event, causing reporting of the seismic event to a first authority associated with the first geographic area and causing reporting of the seismic event to a second authority associated with the second geographic area.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
based on the one or more first notifications and the one or more second notifications, determining an estimate of an epicenter for the seismic event; and
causing reporting of the estimate of the epicenter to the first authority or the second authority.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first location is associated with a first window of the premises, wherein the second location is associated with a second window of the premises, wherein the first sensor comprises a first accelerometer that is configured to monitor the first window, wherein the second sensor comprises a second accelerometer that is configured to monitor the second window, wherein the first data comprises first accelerometer data, wherein the second data comprises second accelerometer data, wherein the determining that the seismic event occurred in association with the premises is performed based on comparing a first magnitude of the first accelerometer data to a second magnitude the second accelerometer data, and wherein the determining that the alarm event occurred in association with the first location is performed based on comparing the first magnitude of the first accelerometer data to the second magnitude the second accelerometer data.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
causing storage of a data record that indicates the seismic event or the alarm event.

12. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first sensor that is associated with a first location of a premises, first data that is based on a first measurement of the first sensor and that is associated with a first type, wherein the first type indicates a type of the first measurement or a type of the first sensor; and
based on a determination whether second data, associated with a second type that corresponds to the first type, was received from a second sensor that is associated with a second location of the premises:
determining that a seismic event occurred in association with the premises, if the second data was received, and
determining that an alarm event occurred in association with the first location, if the second data was not received.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first type indicates an accelerometer measurement or an accelerometer.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein a plurality of sensors is associated with the first location, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises the first sensor and a third sensor, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, from the third sensor, third data;
determining, based on the third data, that a person is detected; and
based on determining that the person is detected, determining that a knock event occurred in association with the premises.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the determining that the knock event occurred in association with the premises is performed based on an analysis of one or more measurements of a magnetometer or a pressure plate.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
receiving one or more notifications associated with the seismic event;
determining, based on an analysis of the one or more notifications, to override the seismic event; and
based on determining to override the seismic event, causing an alarm to be triggered for the premises.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
receiving one or more first notifications that are associated with the seismic event and that are associated with a first geographic area;
receiving one or more second notifications that are associated with a second geographic area;
determining, based on the one or more first notifications and the one or more second notifications, an estimate of an epicenter for the seismic event;
causing reporting of the seismic event to a first authority associated with the first geographic area;
causing reporting

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Rodolico Joseph Thomas
• Stone Christopher
• Gilson Ross

Classifications

• G08B13/1663

  using seismic sensing means · CPC title

• G08B29/188

  Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors · CPC title

• G08B21/10

  responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes · CPC title

• G08B13/08

  by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind · CPC title

• G08B25/14

  Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements · CPC title