# US 10,311,689 B1 · Systems and methods for protecting a bypassed zone in a security system or a connected home system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,311,689 B1 - Document ID: US10311689B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/874,225 - Filed: 2018-01-18 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-18 - Assignees: Ademco Inc. - Applicants: Honeywell International Inc. - Inventors: Deepak Sundar Meganathan; Hemanth Padikkal Veettil; Shaiju Janardhanan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10311689B1 ## CPC - G08B 13/08: by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind - G08B 25/008: {Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system} - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS ## Abstract Systems and methods are provided for protecting a bypassed zone in a security system or a connected home system. Some methods can include providing a portable sensor package device proximate to an open device in the bypassed zone of a monitored region, the portable sensor package device detecting motion in a coverage area of the portable sensor package device and a direction of the motion, the portable sensor package device refraining from triggering an alarm when the direction of the motion is from inside of the monitored region to outside of the monitored region, and the portable sensor package device triggering the alarm when the direction of the motion is from outside of the monitored region to inside of the monitored region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: responsive to receiving first user input, bypassing a zone of a monitored region; when the zone is bypassed, a security device associated with the zone refraining from triggering an alarm in response to detecting an occurrence of a security condition monitored by the security device; associating a portable sensor package device proximate to the security device with the zone; the portable sensor package device detecting motion in a coverage area of the portable sensor package device and a direction of the motion; when the direction of the motion is from inside of the monitored region to outside of the monitored region, the portable sensor package device refraining from triggering the alarm; and when the direction of the motion is from outside of the monitored region to inside of the monitored region, the portable sensor package device triggering the alarm independently of the security device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising a security system or a connected home system monitoring the monitored region and operating in an armed stay mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising temporarily or permanently providing the portable sensor package device proximate to the security device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the portable sensor package device includes a direction sensing motion detector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a visual indication of the coverage area on a user interface device of a control panel device, a mobile device, a cloud server device, or a wearable device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a visual indication of the coverage area in the zone. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving second user input and, responsive thereto, associating the portable sensor package device with the zone. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: moving the portable sensor package device to a location proximate to the security device; and responsive to the moving, the portable sensor package device detecting the security device or a sensor associated with the security device proximate to the portable sensor package device and, responsive thereto, transmitting an instruction signal to a control panel device, a mobile device, a cloud server device, or a wearable device to associate the portable sensor package device with the zone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: providing a trigger time delay; and the portable sensor package device refraining from triggering the alarm during the trigger time delay. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein triggering the alarm includes the portable sensor package device transmitting a notification signal to solicit user input as to whether to trigger the alarm. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: a security device associated with a zone of a monitored region; a sensor device proximate to the security device in the zone; a programmable processor; and executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein, responsive to receiving first user input, the programmable processor and the executable control software bypass the zone, wherein, when the zone is bypassed, the programmable processor and the executable control software refrain from triggering an alarm in response to the security device detecting an occurrence of a security condition monitored by the security device, wherein the sensor device detects motion in a coverage area of the sensor device and a direction of the motion, wherein, when the direction of the motion is from inside of the monitored region to outside of the monitored region, the programmable processor and the executable control software refrain from triggering the alarm, and wherein, when the direction of the motion is from outside of the monitored region to inside of the monitored region, the programmable processor and the executable control software trigger the alarm independently of the security device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising a security system or a connected home system, wherein the security system or the connected home system monitors the monitored region and operates in an armed stay mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 wherein the sensor device is temporarily or permanently placed proximate to the security device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 wherein the sensor device includes a direction sensing motion detector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a transceiver device, wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software instruct the transceiver device to transmit an instruction signal to display a visual indication of the coverage area on a user interface device of a control panel device, a mobile device, a cloud server device, or a wearable device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a notification device, wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software instruct the notification device to display a visual indication of the coverage area in the zone. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a user interface device; and a transceiver device, wherein the user interface device receives second user input, and responsive thereto, the transceiver device to transmits an instruction signal to a control panel device, a mobile device, a cloud server device, or a wearable device to associate the sensor device with the zone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a transceiver device, wherein, when the sensor device is moved to a location proximate to the security device, the sensor device detects the security device proximate to the sensor device, and responsive thereto, the transceiver device transmits an instruction signal to a control panel device, a mobile device, a cloud server device, or a wearable device to associate the sensor device with the zone. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a timing device, wherein the timing device starts and stops a trigger time delay, and wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software refrain from triggering the alarm during the trigger time delay. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 further comprising: a transceiver device, wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software trigger the alarm by instructing the transceiver device to transmit a notification signal to solicit user input as to whether to trigger the alarm.