Virtual enhancement of security monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11257336-B2
Application number	US-202117181171-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2021
Priority date	Mar 12, 2015
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes a virtual reality headset, a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors that includes a first sensor, a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a network interface, a processor, a storage device that includes instructions to perform operations that comprise receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, determining a location of the first sensor, identifying a set of one or more cameras from the plurality of cameras that are associated with the first sensor, selecting a particular camera from the identified set of one or more cameras; and transmitting one or more instructions to the particular camera that command the particular camera to stream a live video feed to a user interface of the virtual reality headset.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a sensor, sensor data indicating an alarm event;
determining a sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based at least in part on a proximity of a projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting a hologram to display based on the alarm event; and
transmitting, to the selected holographic projector, an instruction that causes the selected holographic projector to display the selected hologram.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining one or more capabilities of each of the plurality of holographic projectors; and
selecting, from among the plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based at least in part on a) the proximity of the projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor and b) the one or more capabilities of the holographic projector.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the holographic projector include a capability of audio projection.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the holographic projector include a capability of mobility.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected holographic projector is capable of mobility, the method comprising:
transmitting, to the selected holographic projector, an instruction that causes the selected holographic projector to move from a current projector location to a new projector location.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising:
selecting, from among the plurality of holographic projectors, the holographic projector based at least in part on a proximity of the current projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the instruction causes the selected holographic projector to traverse a prescribed route.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based on a proximity of the projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor comprises:
determining that the holographic projector is located in a same room of a property as the sensor location associated with the sensor; and
based on determining that the holographic projector is located in the same room of the property as the sensor location associated with the sensor, selecting the holographic projector.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based on a proximity of the projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor comprises:
accessing a data table indicating a respective projector location of each of the plurality of holographic projectors; and
selecting the holographic projector based on the respective projector location of the holographic projector being within a threshold proximity to the sensor.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based on a proximity of the projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor comprises:
receiving, from each of the plurality of holographic projectors, a wireless signal indicating a respective projector location of the holographic projector; and
selecting the holographic projector based on the respective projector location of the holographic projector being within a threshold proximity to the sensor.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the hologram to display based on the alarm event comprises:
determining, based on the sensor data, a severity of the alarm event; and
selecting, from among multiple stored holograms, the hologram to display based on the severity of the alarm event.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hologram comprises a three-dimensional hologram.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hologram comprises an animated hologram.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the selected holographic projector is capable of audio projection, the method including:
transmitting, to the selected holographic projector, an instruction that causes the selected holographic projector to project audio in synchronization with animated movements of the hologram.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected hologram depicts at least one of a human or an animal.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera configured to capture images of a portion of a property.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a three-dimensional scanner, a depth sensor, a contact sensor, a weight sensor, or a motion sensor.

18. A monitoring system, comprising:
one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data;
a plurality of holographic projectors;
one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a sensor, sensor data indicating an alarm event;
determining a sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based on a proximity of a projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting a hologram to display based on the alarm event; and
transmitting, to the selected holographic projector, an instruction that causes the selected holographic projector to display the hologram.

19. The monitoring system of claim 18 , the operations comprising:
determining one or more capabilities of each of the plurality of holographic projectors; and
selecting, from among the plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based at least in part on a) the proximity of the projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor and b) the one or more capabilities of the holographic projector.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a sensor, sensor data indicating an alarm event;
determining a sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting, from among a plurality of holographic projectors, a holographic projector based at least in part on a proximity of a projector location of the holographic projector to the sensor location associated with the sensor;
selecting a hologram to display based on the alarm event; and
transmitting, to the selected holographic projector, an instruction that causes the selected holographic projector to display the selected hologram.

Assignees

• Alarm Com Inc

Inventors

• Kerzner Daniel

Classifications

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G08B13/19689

  Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera · CPC title

• G08B13/19643

  wherein the cameras play different roles, e.g. different resolution, different camera type, different control type · CPC title

• G08B13/1963

  Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ] · CPC title

• G08B13/19608

  Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position · CPC title