Home Security System With Automatic Context-Sensitive Transition To Different Modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016189526-A1
Application number	US-201414585223-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A home security system may infer a mode of operation based on indications it receives regarding a user's behavior. The disclosed implementations provide for a vacation mode of operation that defines a response for a security event that differs from the response that would be provided by the home security system for the same security event if it operated in another mode such as an away mode.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a home security system, a first indication that a user is not on a premises of a home on a first day; placing the home security system into an away mode based on the first indication, wherein the away mode defines a first response for a security event; receiving the first indication on a second day; placing the home security system into the away mode based on the first indication; determining that the user will not return for an extended time based on a second indication; placing the home security system into a vacation mode, wherein the vacation mode defines a second response for the security event, the second response being different than the first response; detecting the security event; generating the second response based on the home security system operating in the vacation mode; and providing the second response.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second indication comprises a location of the user based on at least one of GPS signal, a calendar event, an email event, a user-provided indication.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second response is selected from the group consisting of a notice, a visual cue, and an audio cue.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the security event is selected from the group consisting of a fire, a flood and an intrusion.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an expected return time of the user.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising placing the home security system into the away mode based on the expected return time of the user.

7 . A home security system, comprising:
a plurality of sensors that observe a premises of a home for a security event; a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors of the home, the processor configured to:
receive a first indication that a user is not on the premises of the home on a first day;
place the home security system into an away mode based on the first indication, wherein the away mode defines a first response for the security event;
receive the first indication on a second day;
place the home security system into the away mode based on the first indication;
determine that the user will not return for an extended time based on a second indication;
place the home security system into a vacation mode, wherein the vacation mode defines a second response for the security event, the second response being different than the first response;
detect the security event;
generate the second response based on the home security system operating in the vacation mode; and
provide the second response.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the second indication comprises a location of the user based on at least one of GPS signal, a calendar event, an email event, a user-provided indication.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the second response is selected from the group consisting of a notice, a visual cue, and an audio cue.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the security event is selected from the group consisting of a fire and an intrusion.

11 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising determining an expected return time of the user.

12 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising placing the home security system into the away mode based on the expected return time of the user.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Kennedy Zachery Webster
• Boda Ted
• Boyd Jeffrey Alan
• Lee Jeffery Theodore
• Boettcher Jesse
• Sloo David Hendler
• Mizono Michael
• Brennessl Tomas
• Simister James
• Davydov Anton

Classifications

• G08B13/00

  Burglar, theft or intruder alarms · CPC title

• G08B25/008 Primary

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

• G08B13/08 Primary

  by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind · CPC title

• G08B15/002

  with occupancy simulation · CPC title

• G08B13/22

  Electrical actuation · CPC title