Intelligent door lock system including intelligent security system with reduced latency

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9683391-B2
Application number	US-201615066371-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2016
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

An intelligent door lock system includes a position sensing device at a dwelling configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. An engine has a memory, and the engine is coupled to the positioning sensing device. An energy source is provided. A security system includes a motion detection device, and a camera coupled to an analytics engine to look for a person or thing at or near a door or window at the dwelling. In response to the detection of a person or thing at or near the door or window of the dwelling the camera is activated from a sleep state to an active state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An intelligent door lock system, comprising:
a position sensor at a dwelling coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device, the position sensor configured to know its current position even if it has been moved since it has been turned off to provide that the position sensor will always know its current position relative to the lock device:
an engine, an energy source and a memory coupled together, the engine being coupled to the position sensor, the memory providing information relating to open or closed status of a door to a dwelling occupant or a third party designated by the dwelling occupant;
a security system that includes a motion detection device, and a camera coupled to engine to look for a person or thing at or near a door or window at the dwelling;
circuitry that couples at least at least a portion of the security system to the engine; and
wherein in response to a detection of a person or thing at or near the door or window of the dwelling by the motion detection device, the camera is activated from a sleep state to an active state.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engine includes a person detection module.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein in response to an action taken by the engine the camera becomes activated when a person or thing is detected.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein when activated the camera is set to take a picture or video with one or more frames.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein in response to the action taken by the engine a latency of the security system is reduced.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein in response to an action taken by the person detection module engine the camera becomes activated when a person is detected.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein when activated the camera is set to take a picture or video with one or more frames.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein in response to the action taken by the person detection module latency of the security system is reduced.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein in response to an action taken by motion detection system the camera becomes activated when a person or thing is detected.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein when activated the camera is set to take a picture or video with one or more frames.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein in response to the action taken by the motion detection system latency of the security system is reduced.

12. The system of claim 3 , wherein in response to the action taken by the engine power consumption of the security system is reduced.

13. The system of claim 5 , wherein in response to the action taken by the person detection module power consumption of the security system is reduced.

14. The system of claim 6 , wherein in response to the action taken by the motion detection system power consumption of the security system is reduced.

15. A method of reducing latency of an intelligent door lock system, comprising:
providing an intelligent door lock system that includes a position sensor at a dwelling configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device, the position sensor configured to know its current position even if it has been moved since it has been turned off to provide that the position sensor will always know its current position relative to the lock device relative to the lock device;
using an engine, energy source and a memory coupled together, the engine being coupled to the position sensor, the memory providing information relating to open or closed status of a door to a dwelling occupant or a third party designated by the dwelling occupant;
using a security system that includes a motion detection device, and a camera coupled to the engine to look for a person or thing at or near a door or window at the dwelling;
using circuitry that couples at least at least a portion of the security system to the engine; and
in response to a detection of a person or thing at or near the door or window of the dwelling by the motion detection device, activating the camera from a sleep state to an active state.

16. The method of claim 15 , further using a person detection module of the engine.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
activating the camera when a person or thing is detected in response to an action taken by the engine.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
activating the camera to take a picture or video with one or more frames.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
reducing latency of the security system in response to the action taken by the engine.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
activating the camera when a person is detected in response to an action taken by the person detection module.

21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:
taking a picture or video with one or more frames in response to the camera being activated.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
reducing latency of the security system in response to the action taken by the person detection module.

23. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
activating the camera when a person or thing is detected in response to an action taken by motion detection system.

24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
taking a picture or video with one or more frames in response to the camera being activated.

25. The method of claim 15 , wherein in response to the action taken by the motion detection system latency of the security system is reduced.

26. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
reducing power consumption of the security system in response to the action taken by the engine.

27. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
reducing power consumption of the security system in response to the action taken by the person detection module.

28. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:
reducing power consumption of the security system in response to the action taken by the motion detection system.

Assignees

• August Home Inc
• August Home Inc

Inventors

• Johnson Jason
• Kim Chris

Classifications

• E05B39/00

  Locks giving indication of {authorised} or unauthorised unlocking {(with key identification means E05B35/001; alarm locks E05B45/00)} · CPC title

• E05C1/004

  parallel to the surface on which the fastener is mounted · CPC title

• E05B2047/002

  Geared transmissions · CPC title

• E05B2047/0091

  Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock · CPC title

• E05B47/00

  Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00) · CPC title