System and method for automatically disarming an intrusion detection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11455880-B2
Application number	US-202016935017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	May 16, 2017
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A system for automatically disarming an intrusion detection system, the intrusion detection system protecting a premises and having an armed state and a disarmed state of operation, including an intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer operable, responsive to receiving an indication of detection of an intrusion, for ascertaining whether the intrusion detection system is in the armed state; a registered mobile communicator proximity detector communicating with the intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer and operable, responsive to ascertaining that the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation, for ascertaining whether at least registered mobile communicator is in a vicinity of the premises; and an automatic intrusion detection system disarmer communicating with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector and operable, responsive to the ascertaining that at least one registered mobile communicator is in the vicinity of the premises, for automatically disarming the intrusion detection system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for automatically disarming an intrusion detection system that is configured to protect a premises and is switchable between an armed state of operation and a disarmed state of operation, the system comprising:
an intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer operable, responsive to receiving an indication of an intrusion to the premises, for ascertaining whether the intrusion detection system of the premises is in the armed state of operation;
a registered mobile communicator proximity detector operable, responsive to (A) the indication of the intrusion to the premises and (B) the intrusion detection system being in the armed state of operation, for ascertaining whether at least one mobile communicator that is registered with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector is in a vicinity of the premises; and
an automatic intrusion detection system disarmer operable, responsive to (A) the indication of the intrusion to the premises, (B) the intrusion detection system being in the armed state of operation, and (C) the at least one mobile communicator being in the vicinity of the premises, for disarming the intrusion detection system by switching the intrusion detection system from the armed state of operation to the disarmed state of operation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the registered mobile communicator proximity detector is also operable, responsive to no registered mobile communicators being in the vicinity of the premises, for generating an intrusion indication indicative of the intrusion.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intrusion is detected by at least one sensor of the intrusion detection system.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one sensor of the intrusion detection system comprises a door contact sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer is operable for ascertaining whether the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation by:
communicating, to the intrusion detection system, a query for a state of operation of the intrusion detection system; and
receiving, from the intrusion detection system, responsive to the query, the state of operation of the intrusion detection system.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer is operable for communicating with the intrusion detection system over a powerG communication protocol.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intrusion detection system state of operation ascertainer is further operable for receiving indications of changes in a state of operation of the intrusion detection system from the intrusion detection system.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobile communicator is registered with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) bonding with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the registered mobile communicator proximity detector is operable for ascertaining whether the at least one mobile communicator is in the vicinity of the premises by employing the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocol to scan the vicinity of the premises for the at least one mobile communicator.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the automatic intrusion detection system disarmer is operable for disarming the intrusion detection system by:
establishing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection with the at least one mobile communicator;
communicating, to the at least one mobile communicator, over the BLE connection, a first indication indicating that the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation;
receiving, from the at least one mobile communicator, responsive to the first indication, over the BLE connection, an instruction to disarm the intrusion detection system; and
forwarding, to the intrusion detection system, the instruction to disarm the intrusion detection system, over a powerG protocol.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the automatic intrusion detection system disarmer is further operable for disarming the intrusion detection system by:
receiving, from the intrusion detection system, over the powerG protocol, a second indication of the intrusion detection system being disarmed responsive to the instruction; and
forwarding, to the at least one mobile communicator, over the BLE connection, the second indication of the intrusion detection system being disarmed.

12. A method for automatically disarming an intrusion detection system that is configured to protect a premises and is switchable between an armed state of operation and a disarmed state of operation, the method comprising:
receiving an indication of an intrusion to the premises;
determining, responsive to receiving the indication, whether an intrusion detection system of the premises is in an armed state of operation;
determining, by a registered mobile communicator proximity detector, responsive to (A) the indication of the intrusion to the premises and (B) the intrusion detection system being in the armed state of operation, whether at least one mobile communicator that is registered with the registered mobile communicator proximity detector is in a vicinity of the premises; and
disarming the intrusion detection system responsive to (A) the indication of the intrusion to the premises, (B) the intrusion detection system being in the armed state of operation, and (C) the at least one mobile communicator being in the vicinity of the premises by switching the intrusion detection system from the armed state of operation to the disarmed state of operation.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating an intrusion indication indicative of the intrusion, responsive to no registered mobile communicators being in the vicinity of the premises.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation comprises:
communicating, to the intrusion detection system, a query for a state of operation of the intrusion detection system; and
receiving, from the intrusion detection system, responsive to the query, the state of operation of the intrusion detection system.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein communicating the query to the intrusion detection system comprises communicating over a powerG communication protocol.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving indications of changes in a state of operation of the intrusion detection system from the intrusion detection system.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one mobile communicator is registered via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) bonding.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the at least one mobile communicator is in the vicinity of the premises comprises employing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocol to scan the vicinity of the premises for the at least one mobile communicator.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein disarming the intrusion detection system comprises:
establishing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection with the at least one mobile communicator;
communicating, to the at least one mobile communicator, over the BLE connection, a first indication that the intrusion detection system is in the armed state of operation;
receiving, from the at least one mobile communicator, responsive to the first indication, over the BLE connection, an instruction to disarm the intrusion detection sys

Assignees

• Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh

Inventors

• Lifshitz Shai
• Rettig Daniel

Classifications

• G08B25/008 Primary

  Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system · CPC title

• G08B13/00

  Burglar, theft or intruder alarms · CPC title

• G08B25/10

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

• G08B13/26

  by proximity of an intruder causing variation in capacitance or inductance of a circuit · CPC title