Smart barrier alarm device
AssigneeEcolink Intelligent Technology, Inc.
InventorGeorge Seelman
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Abstract
A barrier alarm device for reducing the number of false alarms that may occur in a home or business security system. In one embodiment, a barrier alarm device, such as a door or window sensor, determines whether a barrier, such as a door or a window, has been opened, and determines whether a human being is inside a premises in proximity to the door or window. If a human being is inside the monitored premises when the door or window is opened, it indicates that the human being is authorized to be inside the monitored premises, and the barrier alarm device transmits a timed alarm signal to a central security panel, causing a security response to be generated by the central security panel if a predetermined time period elapses without a user canceling the security response.
Claims24
A barrier alarm device for monitoring a barrier of a monitored premises, comprising:
- a barrier status detection device for detecting when the barrier has been opened or closed;
- a human detection device for determining when a human being is in proximity to the barrier;
- a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals to a receiver;
- a non-transitory memory for storing processor-executable instructions, a first identification code of the barrier alarm device, and a second identification code of the barrier alarm device;
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- a processor coupled to the barrier status detection device, the human detection device, the transmitter, and the memory, for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the barrier alarm device to:
- transmit, by the transmitter, the first identification code when the processor determines that the barrier has been opened and that a human being is inside the premises in proximity to the barrier;
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- transmit, by the transmitter, the second identification code when the processor determines that the barrier has been opened and that a human being is not inside the premises and proximate to the barrier.
A central security receiver for monitoring a plurality of barrier alarm devices of a premises, comprising:
- a wireless receiver for receiving signals from a barrier alarm device;
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, and a plurality of barrier alarm identification codes;
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- a processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory, for processing the processor-executable instructions that causes the central security panel to:
- receive, by the processor via the wireless receiver, a first identification code from the barrier alarm device;
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- determine, by the processor, whether to generate a security response immediately or after a predetermined time has elapsed.
A method, performed by a barrier alarm device, for monitoring a barrier of a monitored premises, comprising:
- transmitting, by a transmitter of the barrier alarm device, a first identification code when a processor coupled to the transmitter determines that the barrier has been opened and that a human being is inside the premises in proximity to the barrier;
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- transmitting, by the transmitter, a second identification code when the processor determines that the barrier has been opened and that a human being is not inside the premises and proximate to the barrier.
A method, performed by a central security receiver, for monitoring a plurality of barrier alarm devices of a premises, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of the central security receiver via a wireless receiver coupled to the processor, a first identification code from a barrier alarm device;
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- determining, by the processor, whether to generate a security response immediately or after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.