# US 12,008,888 B1 · Security system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,888 B1 - Document ID: US12008888B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/424,770 - Filed: 2024-01-27 - Published: 2024-05-23 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-09 - Applicants: William J. Hoofe, IV - Inventors: William J. Hoofe, IV - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008888B1 ## CPC - G08B 29/04: Monitoring of the detection circuits - 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 A system includes one or more sensors to monitor at least one compartment of an object. A processor is communicatively-coupled to the one or more sensors to determine an alarm event based on activation of at least one sensor of the one or more sensors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: an object including a plurality of drawers, each drawer moveable between a closed position and an open position; a plurality of sensors to monitor a plurality of compartments, wherein each one of the plurality of compartments is defined by a different one of the plurality of drawers, the plurality of sensors operable for detecting drawer positioning in the open position and the closed position; and a processor communicatively-coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to determine an alarm event based on successive opening and closing of at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in a predetermined order, wherein the predetermined order corresponds to a user input for controlling a security system of a smart-home environment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine an alarm event based on successive opening and closing of the at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in the predetermined order within a predetermined timeframe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further communicatively-coupled via a network to a controller for the smart-home environment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide permission to a user to use at least one electronic device to control either one or both of a network-connected smart device and a security system of the smart-home environment based on at least the successive opening and closing of the at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in the predetermined order. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to place the system in either an armed state or an unarmed state based on at least the successive opening and closing of at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in the predetermined order. ### Claim 6 A system comprising: an object including at least one drawer moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; a plurality of sensors disposed in a spaced apart relation along a lateral side of the at least one drawer and operable for detecting positioning of the at least one drawer; and a processor communicatively-coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to determine an alarm event based on successive positioning of at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors relative to an edge surface of the object; and at least one light emitting element configured to direct light to provide a visual indicator of general alignment of the at least one sensor with the edge surface of the object. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one light emitting element is associated with the at least one sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of sensors includes a first sensor, associated with the lateral side of the at least one drawer, and a second sensor, also associated with the lateral side of the at least one drawer, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are disposed in spaced apart relation from each other with a predetermined space provided therebetween. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one light emitting element includes a first light emitting element, associated with the first sensor, and a second light emitting element, associated with the second sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the first light emitting element is configured to emit light characterized by a wavelength of a first color light, and wherein the second light emitting element is configured to emit light characterized by a wavelength of a second color light. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to place the system in either an armed state or an unarmed state based on at least the successive positioning of at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors relative to the edge surface of the object. ### Claim 12 A system comprising: an object including at least one drawer moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; at least one sensor operable for detecting positioning of the at least one drawer, the at least one sensor disposed along a lateral side of the at least one drawer and spaced apart from a front wall of the at least one drawer by a predetermined space; and a processor communicatively-coupled to the at least one sensor, the processor configured to determine an alarm event based on successive positioning of the at least one drawer, relative to the closed configuration, by the predetermined space within a predetermined timeframe. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to place the system in an unarmed state based on at least the successive positioning of the at least one drawer, relative to the closed configuration, by the predetermined space. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to place the system in an armed state based on at least the successive positioning of the at least one drawer, relative to the closed configuration, by the predetermined space. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to send a signal to a monitoring service based on at least the successive positioning of the at least one drawer, relative to the closed configuration, by the predetermined space. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to send a signal to a law enforcement entity based on at least the successive positioning of the at least one drawer, relative to the closed configuration, by the predetermined space. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further communicatively-coupled via a network to a controller for a smart-home environment. ### Claim 18 A system comprising: an object including a plurality of drawers, each drawer moveable between a closed position and an open position; a plurality of sensors to monitor a plurality of compartments, wherein each one of the plurality of compartments is defined by a different one of the plurality of drawers, the plurality of sensors operable for detecting drawer positioning in the open position and the closed position; and a processor communicatively-coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to determine an alarm event based on successive opening and closing of at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in a predetermined order within a predetermined timeframe. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to place the system in either an armed state or an unarmed state based on at least the successive opening and closing of at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in the predetermined order. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to provide permission to a user to use at least one electronic device to control either one or both of a network-connected smart device and a security system of the smart-home environment based on at least the successive opening and closing of the at least two drawers of the plurality of drawers in the predetermined order.