US 11,699,337 B2Granted

Digital fingerprint tracking

AssigneeAlarm.com Incorporated

InventorDavid James Hutz

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Abstract

Techniques are described for tracking intruders of a monitored property by the unique identifying characteristics or “digital fingerprints” of electronic devices carried by the intruders. A system detects an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property. In response to detecting the alarm event at the monitored property, the system initiates a process to gather electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event. The system determines electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event. The system stores in electronic storage, information indicating the determined electronic identifiers for the mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the detected alarm event.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;
determining electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the alarm event;
obtaining a list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
for each electronic identifier for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event;
comparing the electronic identifier to the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining, based on the comparing, that one or more first electronic identifiers each for a respective first mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event matches an electronic identifier included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining that a second electronic identifier for a second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
and
for at least one of the one or more matched first electronic identifiers and in response to determining that the respective first electronic identifier is on the list of known electronic identifiers and the second electronic identifier for the second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
identifying a user associated with the electronic identifier of the first mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event;
transmitting an alert message to the first mobile electronic device associated with the user or a device associated with an owner of the monitored property;
and
triggering a camera to record an area associated with a location of the second mobile electronic device having the second electronic identifier.

10 more elements

A system comprising:

a processor;
and
a storage device storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;
determining electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the alarm event;
obtaining a list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
for each electronic identifier for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event;
comparing the electronic identifier to the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining, based on the comparing, that one or more first electronic identifiers each for a respective first mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event matches an electronic identifier included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining that a second electronic identifier for a second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
and
for at least one of the one or more matched first electronic identifiers and in response to determining that the respective first electronic identifier is on the list of known electronic identifiers and the second electronic identifier for the second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property:
identifying a user associated with the electronic identifier of the first mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event;
and
transmitting an alert message to the first mobile electronic device associated with the user or a device associated with an owner of the monitored property;
and
triggering a camera to record an area associated with a location of the second mobile electronic device having the second electronic identifier.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting an alarm event at a monitored property based on output from at least one sensor located at the monitored property;
determining electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at a time corresponding to the alarm event;
obtaining a list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
for each electronic identifier for mobile electronic devices located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event:
comparing the electronic identifier to the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining, based on the comparing, that one or more first electronic identifiers each for a respective first mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event matches an electronic identifier included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
determining that a second electronic identifier for a second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property;
for at least one of the one or more matched first electronic identifiers and in response to determining that the respective first electronic identifier is on the list of known electronic identifiers and the second electronic identifier for the second mobile electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event is not included in the list of known electronic identifiers for mobile electronic devices known for the monitored property:
identifying a user associated with the electronic identifier of the mobile first electronic device located within the monitored property at the time corresponding to the alarm event;
transmitting an alert message to the first mobile electronic device associated with the user or a device associated with an owner of the monitored property;
and
triggering a camera to record an area associated with a location of the second mobile electronic device having the second electronic identifier.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/492,932Filed 4 Oct 2021 · continuation
Priority: 30 Dec 2014
Published: US 2022/0028237 A127 Jan 2022
Granted: 11 Jul 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G08B 21/02
Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for: alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
H04L 12/6418
Hybrid switching systems: hybrid transport
G08B 13/19697
Using television cameras: arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
G08B 21/0205
Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child: specific application combined with child…

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Application62/098,282Us provisional application · filed 30 Dec 2014
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