التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOME AUTOMATION AND SECURITY |
| Document Number: |
20090195352 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
August 6, 2009 |
| Appl. No: |
12/425273 |
| Application Filed: |
April 16, 2009 |
| مستخلص: |
A home automation and security system is provided in which a home automation and security controller in a customer premises is coupled with a remotely located central control facility using a continuous connectivity access line providing a data channel separate from a voice channel. The controller at the customer premises is responsible for monitoring and applying control signals to devices in the home and for supporting a human interface. The remotely located central control facility is responsible for providing the computational and database resources to the controller. By redistributing functionality, the network-based structure of this home automation and security system can overcome the disadvantages of conventional home automation and security systems. |
| Inventors: |
Bennett, III, Raymond Walden (Naperville, IL, US); Griffith, Laura Marie (Dundee, IL, US); Lund, Arnold M. (Louisville, CO, US) |
| Claim: |
1. A computer implemented method of operating a home automation system, comprising: storing an expected occupancy schedule having information related to an expected occupancy of a first premises, wherein the expected occupancy schedule is to be used to determine whether a security system should be activated in response to receiving a signal from a first controller associated with the first premises; receiving a message from a device indicating that a resident of the first premises is not expected to be located at the first premises; and adjusting the expected occupancy schedule based on the message. |
| Claim: |
2. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising generating a report including information related to the adjusting of the expected occupancy schedule. |
| Claim: |
3. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the message is generated by the device at a second premises in response to detecting a transponder associated with the resident. |
| Claim: |
4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the message is generated by the device at a second premises in response to receiving an identifier associated with the resident. |
| Claim: |
5. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the device is a second controller at a second premises remotely located from the first premises. |
| Claim: |
6. A method as defined in claim 5, wherein the first premises and the second premises are communicatively coupled via a home automation and security server. |
| Claim: |
7. A home automation system, comprising: an computer implemented application to store an expected occupancy schedule having information related to an expected occupancy of a first premises, wherein the application is to use the expected occupancy schedule to determine whether a security system should be activated in response to receiving a signal from a first controller associated with the first premises, wherein the application is to receive a message from a device indicating that a resident of the first premises is not expected to be located at the first premises, and wherein the application is to adjust the expected occupancy schedule based on the message. |
| Claim: |
8. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, wherein the application is to generate a report including information related to the adjusting of the expected occupancy schedule. |
| Claim: |
9. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, wherein the message is generated by the device at a second premises in response to detecting a transponder associated with the first resident. |
| Claim: |
10. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, wherein the message is generated by the device at a second premises in response to receiving an identifier associated with the first resident. |
| Claim: |
11. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, wherein the application is implemented on a server remotely located from the first premises. |
| Claim: |
12. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, wherein the first controller is accessible via a remote computer over a network. |
| Claim: |
13. A home automation system as defined in claim 7, further comprising a network coupling a server implementing the application to the first premises. |
| Claim: |
14. A home automation system as defined in claim 13, wherein the first premises is communicatively coupled to a home automation and security server via a central office over a continuous connectivity access line |
| Claim: |
15. A computer implemented method of operating a home automation system, comprising: storing an expected occupancy schedule having information related to an expected occupancy of a first premises; defining a first period of time in the expected occupancy schedule corresponding to a period of time during which a resident of the first premises is expected to be located at the first premises; configuring an application to cause a first controller at a first premises to generate a prompt for a code in response to receiving a security signal during the first period of time; and configuring the application to cause the first controller to activate a security system without the prompt for the code in response to receiving a message from a second controller at a second premises indicating that the resident is located at the second premises during the period of time. |
| Claim: |
16. A method as defined in claim 15, further comprising generating a report including information related to the configuring of the application to cause the first controller to activate the security system without the prompt. |
| Claim: |
17. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein the message is generated by the second controller in response to detecting a transponder associated with the first resident. |
| Claim: |
18. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein the message is generated by the second controller in response to receiving an identifier associated with the first resident. |
| Claim: |
19. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein the application is implemented on a server remotely located from the first premises. |
| Claim: |
20. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein the prompt is generating using an interactive voice response system. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
340/51 |
| Current International Class: |
05 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20090195352 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |