Disarming surveillance systems for authorized persons
OwnerAngelika Mooreinventor
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Abstract
Deactivating one or more components of a surveillance system in response to authenticating an authorized person is disclosed and described. A method includes authenticating a user as an authorized person with permission to enter a property and, in response to authenticating the user, causing a compartment of a lockbox to open. The method includes providing a notification to a surveillance system indicating the user has been authenticated and accessed the compartment of the lockbox.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a code input comprising a unique code, wherein the unique code is assigned to an account that is supported by a server in communication with a lockbox;
- authenticating a user based on the code input;
- accessing an authorization log to determine whether the user has permission to enter a property at a current time, wherein the authorization log comprises a listing of persons with authorization to access the property on certain dates and times;
- in response to determining the user has permission to enter the property at the current time, causing a compartment of the lockbox to open;
- providing a notification to a surveillance system indicating the user has been authenticated and accessed the compartment of the lockbox, wherein the notification comprises an identify of the user;
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- updating a timestamped visitor log for the property to indicate that the user accessed the property.
A system comprising one or more processors configurable to execute instructions stored in non-transitory computer readable storage media, the instructions comprising:
- receiving a code input comprising a unique code, wherein the unique code is assigned to an account that is supported by a server in communication with a lockbox;
- authenticating a user based on the code input;
- accessing an authorization log to determine whether the user has permission to enter a property at a current time, wherein the authorization log comprises a listing of persons with authorization to access the property on certain dates and times;
- in response to determining the user has permission to enter the property at the current time, causing a compartment of the lockbox to open;
- providing a notification to a surveillance system indicating the user has been authenticated and accessed the compartment of the lockbox, wherein the notification comprises an identify of the user;
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- updating a timestamped visitor log for the property to indicate that the user accessed the property.
Non-transitory computer readable storage media storing instructions for execution by one or more processors, the instructions comprising:
- receiving a code input comprising a unique code, wherein the unique code is assigned to an account that is supported by a server in communication with a lockbox;
- authenticating a user based on the code input;
- accessing an authorization log to determine whether the user has permission to enter a property at a current time, wherein the authorization log comprises a listing of persons with authorization to access the property on certain dates and times;
- in response to determining the user has permission to enter the property at the current time, causing a compartment of the lockbox to open;
- providing a notification to a surveillance system indicating the user has been authenticated and accessed the compartment of the lockbox, wherein the notification comprises an identify of the user;
- and
- updating a timestamped visitor log for the property to indicate that the user accessed the property.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.