Robotic assistance in security monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11409277-B2
Application number	US-202016913832-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Mar 12, 2015
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 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 multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
one or more processors, and
one or more storage devices that include instructions that are operable, when executed by the one more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining that a sensor installed in a particular location of a property has provided an alarm event notification;
based on determining that the sensor install in the particular location of the property has provided an alarm event notification, deploying a robotic device to the particular location in the property;
obtaining sensor data collected by one or more sensors mounted on the robotic device, wherein the sensor data indicates that a human is present inside the property;
determining, based on the sensor data, that a human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property; and
based on determining that the human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property, providing an instruction to a robotic drone to deter away the human.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data comprises one or more images collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor data comprises a video feed collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device; and
the operations further comprises providing the video feed for output to a computing device of a second user that is a known to be legitimate occupant of the property.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instruction triggers the robotic drone to perform operations comprising:
generating a hologram in a region of the property that is in a vicinity of the human;
outputting one or more audible sounds for output in the region; and
swarming the human.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that the human is presently moving through the property; and
the operation to engage the human comprises tracking movement of the human through the property.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
processing the sensor data; and
determining, based on processing the sensor data, that the sensor data depict one or more shapes resembling a human being.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining that the human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property comprises:
identifying one or more indicators within the sensor data corresponding to the human;
accessing a set of indicators of one or more legitimate occupants of the property; and
determining that the one or more indicators do not match any indicator included in the set of indicators.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the set of indicators comprise one or more of:
a first indicator representing a face of the one or more legitimate occupants of the property;
a second indicator representing one or more voiceprints of the one or more legitimate occupants of the property;
a third indicator representing one or more retina scans of one or more eyes of the one or more legitimate occupants of the property;
a fourth indicator representing one or more DNA samples of the one or more legitimate occupants of the property; or
a fifth indicator representing one or more fingerprint scans of one or more legitimate occupants of the property.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining that a sensor installed in a particular location of a property has provided an alarm event notification;
based on determining that the sensor install in the particular location of the property has provided an alarm event notification, deploying a robotic device to the particular location in the property;
obtaining sensor data collected by one or more sensors mounted on the robotic device, wherein the sensor data indicates that a human is present inside the property;
determining, based on the sensor data, that a human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property; and
based on determining that the human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property, providing an instruction to a robotic drone to deter away the human.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the sensor data comprises one or more images collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the sensor data comprises a video feed collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device; and
the method further comprises providing the video feed for output to a computing device of a second user that is a known to be legitimate occupant of the property.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the instruction triggers the robotic drone to perform operations comprising:
generating a hologram in a region of the property that is in a vicinity of the human;
outputting one or more audible sounds for output in the region; and
swarming the human.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining that the human is presently moving through the property; and
the instruction to engage the human comprises tracking movement of the human through the property.

14. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining that a sensor installed in a particular location of a property has provided an alarm event notification;
based on determining that the sensor install in the particular location of the property has provided an alarm event notification, deploying a robotic device to the particular location in the property;
obtaining sensor data collected by one or more sensors mounted on the robotic device, wherein the sensor data indicates that a human is present inside the property;
determining, based on the sensor data, that a human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property; and
based on determining that the human at the particular location of the property where the sensor that provided the alarm event notification is installed is not a legitimate occupant of the property, providing an instruction to a robotic drone to deter away the human.

15. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the sensor data comprises one or more images collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device.

16. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein:
the sensor data comprises a video feed collected by a camera mounted on the robotic device; and
the operations further comprise providing the video feed for output to a computing device of a second user that is a known to be legitimate occupant of the property.

17. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the instruction triggers the robotic drone to perform operations comprising:
generating a hologram in a region of the property that is in a vicinity of the human;
outputting one or more audible sounds for output in the region; and

Assignees

• Alarm Com Inc

Inventors

• Kerzner Daniel

Classifications

• G08B13/19645 Primary

  Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over · CPC title

• G08B25/10

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B15/002

  with occupancy simulation · CPC title

• G08B15/00

  Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives · CPC title

• G08B19/00

  Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow · CPC title