Authorized smart access to a monitored property

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021134100-A1
Application number	US-202017097161-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 13, 2020
Priority date	Mar 1, 2017
Publication date	May 6, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method includes, receiving a biometric identifier from a visitor to the property, determining an arrival time of the visitor based on receiving the biometric identifier, comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time of an expected visitor, based on comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time, transmitting the biometric identifier and data identifying the expected visitor, receiving, by the monitoring system and from the external server, (i) data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) data indicating that an electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, and based on (i) the data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) the data indicating that the electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, granting, by the monitoring system, the visitor access to the property.

First claim

1 . A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, the monitoring system comprising:
one or more sensors that are located at the property; and a monitor control unit that is configured to:
receive, from one of the one or more sensors, a biometric identifier from a visitor to the property;
determine an arrival time of the visitor based on receipt of the biometric identifier;
compare the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time of an expected visitor;
based on comparison of the arrival time of the visitor to the expected arrival time, transmit, to an external server, the biometric identifier and data identifying the expected visitor;
receive, from the external server, (i) data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) data indicating that an electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property; and
based on (i) the data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) the data indicating that the electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, grant the visitor access to the property.

Assignees

• Alarm Com Inc

Inventors

• Larovere Nicholas Frank
• Correnti Matthew Daniel
• Kinney Abraham Joseph

Classifications

• G07C9/00571 Primary

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title

• G07C9/00563

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title

• G07C1/32

  Time-recording locks · CPC title

• G07C1/10

  together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity · CPC title

• G07C9/37 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition · CPC title