Processing alarm signals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11837075-B2
Application number	US-202318151562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2023
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing alarm signals are presented. In some embodiments, a mobile device may be registered with a security system that is installed at a premises. Subsequently, an alarm trigger associated with the security system may be received. Based on receiving the alarm trigger, the location of the mobile device may be determined. A response to the alarm trigger then may be determined based on the location of the mobile device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device associated with a security system, an indication of an alarm triggering event at a premises; and
based on determining that at least one sensor condition, associated with at least one sensor at the premises, is indicative of a legitimate alarm at the premises, sending enhancement data for an alarm, associated with the alarm triggering event, at the premises.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting, based on a type of the alarm triggering event at the premises, the at least one sensor at the premises.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, based on the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, a plurality of mobile devices associated with the premises, wherein the sending the enhancement data comprises sending locations of the plurality of mobile devices.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the enhancement data comprises sending, based on a type of the alarm at the premises and to an emergency service associated with the alarm, at least one of:
an age of a user associated with the premises;
a medical condition of a user associated with the premises; or
a language spoken by a user associated with the premises.

5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm comprises determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a user leaving the premises following the alarm, wherein the at least one sensor at the premises comprises at least one of:
a motion sensor near an exit of a building at the premises;
a door sensor at the premises; or
a location sensor of a mobile device associated with the premises.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising shortening, based on the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, an abort window for the alarm.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting, based on the receiving the indication of the alarm triggering event, at least one mobile device, of a plurality of mobile devices associated with the premises, determined to be within a threshold distance of the premises; and
causing output, by the selected at least one mobile device, of an option to confirm the alarm triggering event, wherein the at least one sensor condition comprises information input, via the option, confirming the alarm triggering event.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on the determining that the sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, sending messages, indicating the alarm at the premises, to a plurality of telephone numbers in an order that is based on locations associated with the plurality of telephone numbers.

9. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to:
receive an indication of an alarm triggering event at a premises; and
based on determining that at least one sensor condition, associated with at least one sensor at the premises, is indicative of a legitimate alarm at the premises, send enhancement data for an alarm, associated with the alarm triggering event, at the premises.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the apparatus to select, based on a type of the alarm triggering event at the premises, the at least one sensor at the premises.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the apparatus to determine, based on the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, a plurality of mobile devices associated with the premises, wherein the enhancement data comprises locations of the plurality of mobile devices.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to send the enhancement data by sending, based on a type of the alarm at the premises and to an emergency service associated with the alarm, at least one of:
an age of a user associated with the premises;
a medical condition of a user associated with the premises; or
a language spoken by a user associated with the premises.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to determine that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm by determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a user leaving the premises following the alarm, wherein the at least one sensor at the premises comprises at least one of:
a motion sensor near an exit of a building at the premises;
a door sensor at the premises; or
a location sensor of a mobile device associated with the premises.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the apparatus to shorten, based on the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, an abort window for the alarm.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the apparatus to:
select, based on the receiving the indication of the alarm triggering event, at least one mobile device, of a plurality of mobile devices associated with the premises, determined to be within a threshold distance of the premises; and
cause output, by the selected at least one mobile device, of an option to confirm the alarm triggering event, wherein the at least one sensor condition comprises information input, via the option, confirming the alarm triggering event.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the apparatus to, based on the determining that the sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, send messages, indicating the alarm at the premises, to a plurality of telephone numbers in an order that is based on locations associated with the plurality of telephone numbers.

17. A system comprising:
a computing device; and
at least one sensor at a premises;
wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive an indication of an alarm triggering event at the premises; and
based on determining that at least one sensor condition, associated with the at least one sensor at the premises, is indicative of a legitimate alarm at the premises, send enhancement data for an alarm, associated with the alarm triggering event, at the premises; and

wherein the at least one sensor is configured to output information indicating the at least one sensor condition.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the computing device is further configured to select, based on a type of the alarm triggering event at the premises, the at least one sensor at the premises.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine, based on the determining that the at least one sensor condition is indicative of a legitimate alarm, a plurality of mobile devices associated with the premises, wherein the enhancement data comprises locations of the plurality of mobile devices.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the computing device is configured to send the enhancement data by sending, based on a t

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Poder James
• Horrocks Bill

Classifications

• G08B29/185 Primary

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

• G08B13/00

  Burglar, theft or intruder alarms · CPC title

• G08B25/001

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

• G08B25/006

  Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance · CPC title

• G08B25/008

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