Interactive security alert and control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10657791-B2
Application number	US-201916574485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2019
Priority date	Oct 23, 2018
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A method and system for improving an interactive security alert process is provided. The method includes querying a status associated with an alarm system resulting in detection of an alarm system active state and detecting a user located within a specified proximity of an exit point location of a structure. An alert indicating that the user is located within the specified proximity of the exit point location of the structure is generated. The alert is presented to the user and feedback associated with the alert is received from the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interactive security alert improvement method comprising:
querying, by a processor of a connected device, a status associated with an alarm system resulting in detection of an active state associated with said alarm system;
detecting in real time, by said processor via sensors communicatively connected to said alarm system, a user located within a specified proximity of an exit structure of an exit point location of a structure, wherein said user is currently located within said structure such that said exit point location prevents said user from exiting said structure, wherein said exit point location comprises an activating device associated with said exit structure, wherein said sensor is integrated with said activating device, wherein said activating device comprises door knob and latch connected to a security hub of said alarm system and said exit structure, said sensors, and control circuitry, and wherein said detecting in real time further comprises:
detecting, via a touch sensor of said sensors, that said user has physically touched said activating device; and
detecting, via a biometric sensor of said sensors, biometric attributes of said user;

generating, by said processor, an alert indicating that: said user has touched said activating device, said biometric attributes have been detected, and said user is located within said specified proximity of said exit point location of said structure; and
disabling, by said processor in response to feedback associated with an alert presented to said user via a user interface, said alarm system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said sensors comprise a proximity sensor selected from the group consisting of a motion detector, an optical sensor, an audio sensor, a video sensor, and a temperature sensor.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by said processor via said biometric sensor, an identity of said user associated with said alert.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said biometric sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of a facial recognition sensor and a finger print sensor.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
activating, by said processor in response to said feedback, said alarm system.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting by said processor, that a specified time period has elapsed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said alert comprises a visual alert.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said alert comprises an audible alert presented to said user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said alert comprises a vibrational alert presented to said user.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by said processor via said sensors, a medical condition associated with said user; and
notifying, by said processor in response to said detecting said medical condition, an emergency services system.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in the control hardware, said code being executed by the computer processor to implement: said querying, said detecting in real time, said detecting, and said generating.

12. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a processor of a connected device implements an interactive security alert improvement method, said method comprising:
querying, by said processor, a status associated with an alarm system resulting in detection of an active state associated with said alarm system;
detecting in real time, by said processor via sensors communicatively connected to said alarm system, a user located within a specified proximity of an exit structure of an exit point location of a structure, wherein said user is currently located within said structure such that said exit point location prevents said user from exiting said structure, wherein said exit point location comprises an activating device associated with said exit structure, wherein said sensor is integrated with said activating device, wherein said activating device comprises door knob and latch connected to a security hub of said alarm system and said exit structure, said sensors, and control circuitry, and wherein said detecting in real time further comprises:
detecting, via a touch sensor of said sensors, that said user has physically touched said activating device; and
detecting, via a biometric sensor of said sensors, biometric attributes of said user;

generating, by said processor, an alert indicating that: said user has touched said activating device, said biometric attributes have been detected, and said user is located within said specified proximity of said exit point location of said structure; and
disabling, by said processor in response to feedback associated with an alert presented to said user via a user interface, said alarm system.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said sensors comprise a proximity sensor selected from the group consisting of a motion detector, an optical sensor, an audio sensor, a video sensor, and a temperature sensor.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said method further comprises:
detecting, by said processor via said biometric sensor, an identity of said user associated with said alert.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein said biometric sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of a facial recognition sensor and a finger print sensor.

16. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said method further comprises:
activating, by said processor in response to said feedback, said alarm system.

17. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said method further comprises:
detecting by said processor, that a specified time period has elapsed.

18. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said alert comprises presenting a visual alert to said user.

19. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein said alert comprises an audible alert presented to said user.

20. A hardware device comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements an interactive security alert method comprising:
querying, by said processor, a status associated with an alarm system resulting in detection of an active state associated with said alarm system;
detecting in real time, by said processor via sensors communicatively connected to said alarm system, a user located within a specified proximity of an exit structure of an exit point location of a structure, wherein said user is currently located within said structure such that said exit point location prevents said user from exiting said structure, wherein said exit point location comprises an activating device associated with said exit structure, wherein said sensor is integrated with said activating device, wherein said activating device comprises door knob and latch connected to a security hub of said alarm system and said exit structure, said sensors, and control circuitry, and wherein said detecting in real time further comprises:
detecting, via a touch sensor of said sensors, that said user has physically touched said activating device; and
detecting, via a biometric se

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Gerken John
• Stewart-Smith Michele C
• Ewald Fernando
• Araujo Diogo S

Classifications

• G08B7/06

  using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} · CPC title

• G08B21/22 Primary

  responsive to presence or absence of persons · CPC title

• G08B6/00

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title

• G08B29/185

  Signal analysis techniques for reducing or preventing false alarms or for enhancing the reliability of the system · CPC title

• G08B25/001

  Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation · CPC title