Security sentinel robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11969901-B2
Application number	US-202218058108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2022
Priority date	Mar 6, 2019
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

A building monitoring system includes a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space, a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space, and a robotic sentinel. The robotic sentinel includes a memory for storing one or more rules each configured to identify an alert condition for the space based on the first and/or second conditions in the space, a communications module configured to communicate with a remote device over a network, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensors, the memory, and the communications module. The controller is configured to apply the one or more rules to the first and second detected conditions in the space to identify one or more alert conditions and determine what action is required by the robotic sentinel, and if action is required, command the robotic sentinel to travel to a location of the alert condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for monitoring a condition in or near a building, wherein the building includes one or more sensors each detecting a sensed condition, the method comprising:
storing one or more rules, each rule defining a rule defined event that is detectable via one or more of the sensed conditions sensed by the one or more the sensors;
monitoring the one or more sensed conditions of the one or more sensors over time;
repeatedly applying the one or more rules to the one or more sensed conditions to identify a sensed condition that matches a particular rule defined event defined by the one or more rules;
in response to identifying that the sensed condition sensed by a sensor of the one or more sensors matches the particular rule defined event, dispatching a robotic sentinel to a location in the building associated with the sensor to communicate with the sensor and to poll, using direct communication, the sensor for an updated one or more sensed conditions; and
in response to determining that the updated one or more sensed conditions matches the particular rule defined event, activating a camera on the robotic sentinel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises a temperature outside of a predetermined range.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises an activated motion detector during a predefined time period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises a humidity outside of a predetermined range.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises an activated fire alarm.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises an activated gas detector.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises an activated leak detector.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the updated one or more sensed conditions matches the particular rule defined event, outputting a notification indicative of the particular rule defined event.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a video feed from the robotic sentinel to a remote device over a network.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising saving the video feed as a data file.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein each rule of the one or more rules further defines a recommended action to take in response to the corresponding rule defined event.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the recommended action further comprises delivering an alert to a remote device over a network.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the robotic sentinel is a robotic vacuum.

14. A building monitoring system configured to be used in a space within a building, the monitoring system comprising:
one or more sensors each configured to detect one or more conditions in the space; and
a robotic sentinel, comprising:
a memory for storing one or more rules each configured to identify an alert condition for the space based on one or more of the one or more conditions in the space;
a communications module configured to communicate with a remote device over a network and with each of the one or more sensors using direct communication;
a camera; and
a controller operatively coupled to the one or more sensors, the memory, and the communications module, the controller configured to:
apply the one or more rules to the one or more conditions in the space to identify a particular alert condition associated with one or more of the one or more conditions detected by a sensor of the one or more sensors;
in response to identifying the particular alert conditions associated with the one or more conditions detected by the sensor, command the robotic sentinel to travel to a location in the space associated with the sensor to communicate with the sensor and to poll, using direct communication, the sensor for an updated one or more sensed conditions; and
in response to determining that the updated one or more sensed conditions matches the particular rule defined event, activate the camera on the robotic sentinel.

15. The monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide an alert to the remote device via the communications module.

16. The monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein each rule of the one or more rules further defines a recommended action to take in response to the corresponding rule defined event.

17. The monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein a video feed acquired from the camera is transmitted to the remote device.

18. The monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the robotic sentinel is a robotic vacuum.

19. A server for monitoring a space of a building, the server comprising:
a memory for storing one or more rules, each rule defining a rule defined event that is detectable via one or more of sensed conditions in the space; and
an input/output port for receiving the one or more sensed conditions from the space;
a controller operatively coupled memory and the input/output port, the controller configured to:
monitor the one or more sensed conditions of the one or more sensors over time;
repeatedly apply the one or more rules to the one or more sensed conditions to identify a sensed condition that matches a particular rule defined event defined by the one or more rules;
in response to identifying that the sensed condition sensed by a sensor of the one or more sensors matches the particular rule defined event, dispatch a robotic sentinel to a location in the building associated with the sensor to communicate with the sensor and to poll, using direct communication, the sensor for an updated one or more sensed conditions; and
in response to determining that the updated one or more sensed conditions matches the particular rule defined event, activate a camera on the robotic sentinel.

20. The server of claim 19 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprises uncomfortable or unsafe conditions, and wherein the rule defined event for a first rule of the one or more rules comprises a temperature outside of a predetermined range and a second rule of the one or more rules comprises an activated motion detector.

Assignees

• Ademco Inc

Inventors

• Heintzelman Christopher
• Kolavennu Soumitri
• Young Warren
• Bodkin Joseph
• Cronin John

Classifications

• B25J9/1679 Primary

  characterised by the tasks executed · CPC title

• B25J9/0003

  Home robots, i.e. small robots for domestic use · CPC title

• B25J9/1697

  Vision controlled systems · CPC title

• B25J11/0085

  Cleaning · CPC title

• B25J13/006

  by means of a wireless system for controlling one or several manipulators · CPC title