Processing alarm signals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9035763-B2
Application number	US-201313826489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2015
Grant date	May 19, 2015

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

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
registering a mobile device with a security system that is located at a premises;
receiving an alarm trigger associated with the security system;
determining whether the mobile device left the premises within a predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received; and
based on determining that the mobile device left the premises within the predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received, determining that an alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is a false alarm and deactivating the alarm.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein registering the mobile device with the security system comprises receiving user profile information for at least one user of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the user profile information comprises at least one of age information, health information, and family relationship information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the mobile device left the premises within the predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received is based on a plurality of changes in position of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more timing considerations that are indicative of false alarms.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more sensor conditions that are indicative of false alarms.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more mobile device movement patterns that are indicative of false alarms.

8. A security server comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the security server to:
register a mobile device with a security system that is located at a premises;
receive an alarm trigger associated with the security system;
determine whether the mobile device left the premises within a predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received; and
based on determining that the mobile device left the premises within the predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received, determine that an alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is a false alarm and deactivate the alarm.

9. The security server of claim 8 , wherein the security system located at the premises comprises the security server.

10. The security server of claim 8 , wherein the security server is located remotely from the premises.

11. The security server of claim 8 , wherein the computer-readable instructions further cause the security server to determine whether the mobile device left the premises within the predetermined amount of time of the alarm trigger being received based on recent changes in position of the mobile device.

12. The security server of claim 8 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more timing considerations that are indicative of false alarms.

13. The security server of claim 8 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more sensor conditions that are indicative of false alarms.

14. The security server of claim 8 , wherein determining that the alarm at the premises associated with the alarm trigger is the false alarm is further based on a template that defines one or more mobile device movement patterns that are indicative of false alarms.

15. A method comprising:
after receiving an alarm trigger associated with a security system that is located at a premises, verifying an alarm at the premises as a legitimate alarm based on location information received from a mobile device that has been registered with the security system; and
after verifying the alarm at the premises, shortening an abort window associated with the alarm to expedite a notification process.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
after verifying the alarm at the premises, determining a call tree based on a location of the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alarm at the premises is verified based on a template that defines one or more timing considerations that are indicative of false alarms.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alarm is verified based on a template that defines one or more sensor conditions that are indicative of false alarms.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alarm is verified based on a template that defines one or more mobile device movement patterns that are indicative of false alarms.

Assignees

• Poder James
• Horrocks Bill
• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Poder James
• Horrocks Bill

Classifications

• G08B25/001 Primary

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

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• G08B29/188

  Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors · CPC title

• G08B29/185 Primary

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

• G08B25/008

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