Community-based security system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11468763-B2
Application number	US-202017038913-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2020
Priority date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

A server accesses a security system profile of a first security system. The security system profile identifies a plurality of sensors connected to the first security system. The server identifies a second security system based on at least a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first security system. The server then generates a notification sharing profile for the first security system based on the security system profile. The notification sharing profile indicates that the second security system corresponds to the first sensor. A first event triggered by the first sensor causes a first notification to the second security system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
mapping, at a server, an identification of a first sensor and a type of the first sensor with a second security system, the first sensor being externally connected to a first security system;
detecting, at the server, a first event generated by the first sensor of the first security system;
in response to detecting the first event, identifying the second security system that is mapped to the identification of the first sensor and the type of the first sensor; and
generating, at the server, a first message indicating the first event.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating the first message to the second security system, the second security system configured to generate an alert based on the first message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating the first message to a device registered with the second security system.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the server, a remote command from the second security system in response to communicating the first message to the second security system; and
providing the remote command to the first security system.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing, at the server, a notification sharing profile of the first security system, the notification sharing profile comprising a mapping of the first event, the identification of the first sensor, the type of the first sensor, and the second security system.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing, at the server, a notification sharing profile of the first security system, the notification sharing profile comprising a mapping of an event, an identification of a sensor externally connected to the first security system, a type of the sensor, and the second security system.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second security system further comprises:
accessing a three-dimensional topography of the first security system, the three-dimensional topography indicating a location of the second security system relative to the first security system;
generating a notification vector based on the type of the first sensor, the notification vector indicating a preset direction relative to the first security system and a preset distance range from the first security system; and
identifying the second security system based on the three-dimensional topography of the first security system and the notification vector.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a three-dimensional topography of the first security system, the three-dimensional topography indicating a location of each of other security systems relative to the first security system;
receiving a sharing request from the first security system, the sharing request identifying a preset horizontal and vertical direction and a preset distance range for each type of sensor of the plurality of sensors;
generating a notification vector for each type of sensor of the plurality of sensors, the notification vector indicating the preset horizontal and vertical direction relative to the first security system and the preset distance range from the first security system;
identifying one or more other security systems based on the three-dimensional topography of the first security system and the notification vector; and
updating a notification sharing profile of the first security system based on the identified one or more other security systems.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is a water sensor, wherein the first event indicates a water leak, wherein the first security system and the first sensor are located in a first geographical location, wherein the second security system is located in a second geographical location that is below the first geographical location.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises at least one of a door sensor, a glass break detector, a smoke sensor, or a water sensor.

11. A computing apparatus, the computing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
mapping, at a server, an identification of a first sensor and a type of the first sensor with a second security system, the first sensor being externally connected to a first security system;
detecting, at the server, a first event generated by the first sensor of the first security system;
in response to detecting the first event, identifying the second security system that is mapped to the identification of the first sensor and the type of the first sensor; and
generating, at the server, a first message indicating the first event.

12. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
communicating the first message to the second security system, the second security system configured to generate an alert based on the first message.

13. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
communicating the first message to a device registered with the second security system.

14. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, at the server, a remote command from the second security system in response to communicating the first message to the second security system; and
providing the remote command to the first security system.

15. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
accessing, at the server, a notification sharing profile of the first security system, the notification sharing profile comprising a mapping of the first event, the identification of the first sensor, the type of the first sensor, and the second security system.

16. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
accessing, at the server, a notification sharing profile of the first security system, the notification sharing profile comprising a mapping of an event, an identification of a sensor externally connected to the first security system, a type of the sensor, and the second security system.

17. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
accessing a three-dimensional topography of the first security system, the three-dimensional topography indicating a location of the second security system relative to the first security system;
generating a notification vector based on the type of the first sensor, the notification vector indicating a preset direction relative to the first security system and a preset distance range from the first security system; and
identifying the second security system based on the three-dimensional topography of the first security system and the notification vector.

18. The computing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
accessing a three-dimensional topography of the first security system, the topography indicating a location of each of other security systems relative to the first security system;
receiving a sharing request from the first security system, the sharing request identifying a preset horizontal and vertical direction and a preset distance range for each type of sensor of the plurality of sensors;
generating a notification vector for each type of sensor of the plurality of sensors, the notification vector indicating the preset horizontal and vertical direction relative to the first security system and the preset distance range from the first security system;

Assignees

• Nortek Security & Control Llc

Inventors

• Kazi Taufiqul
• Knight Laura Elizabeth

Classifications

• G08B27/003 Primary

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