# US 12,223,822 B2 · Methods and arrangements for sensors

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- Number: US 12,223,822 B2
- Document ID: US12223822B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/976,653
- Filed: 2022-10-28
- Published: 2023-04-20
- Granted: 2025-02-11
- Earliest claimed: 2009-09-25
- Assignees: Intel Corporation
- Applicants: Intel Corporation
- Inventors: Eric Frohlick; Xiaofan Chen; Srinivas Eerpina; Ronaldo J. Guarin; William D. Angell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12223822B2

## CPC

- G08B 25/007: {Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols}
- G01D 21/00: Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
- G08B 19/00: Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow
- G08B 25/00: Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
- H04L 51/02: using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
- H04Q 9/00: Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
- H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- H04Q 2209/43: using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth® or Zigbee®
- H04Q 2209/823: where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Example methods and arrangements for sensors are disclosed herein. At least one storage device or storage disk includes instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a mobile electronic device to at least access notification data indicative of an event at a security perimeter of a building, the notification data corresponding to a change in a status of one or more sensors at the security perimeter; present the notification data to a user of the mobile electronic device, the notification data including image data associated with the event; generate a message based on a user input at the mobile electronic device in response to the notification data; and output the message to cause a responsive action.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
an image sensor to provide image sensor data of an environment;
memory;
machine-readable instructions; and
at least one processor circuit to execute the machine-readable instructions to at least:
access the image sensor data;
detect a security event in the environment, the security event associated with motion; and
cause transmission of a first message to cause display of an alert associated with the security event on a mobile phone, the alert including at least a first portion of an image corresponding to the image sensor data, the first message in accordance with a first communication protocol; and
cause transmission of an email message associated with the security event, the email message to cause display of the alert and at least one of the first portion of the image, another portion of the image, or at least a portion of another image corresponding to the security event, the email message in accordance with a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image corresponds to an area within a perimeter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause transmission of a video recording representative of the security event, the video recording to be presented via the mobile phone.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the image includes a thumbnail of the video recording.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause transmission of the first message to a messaging application on the mobile phone.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the security event is defined by a user input.

### Claim 7

A security apparatus comprising:
a sensor;
machine-readable instructions; and
at least one processor circuit to execute the machine-readable instructions to:
detect motion based on data from the sensor;
cause transmission of a notification to a mobile phone, the notification to cause display of an image associated with the motion on the mobile phone, the notification in accordance with a first communication protocol; and
cause transmission of an email message associated with the motion, the email message to cause display of at least one of the image, a portion of the image, or at least a portion of another image associated with the motion, the email message in accordance with a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause transmission of a video recording representative of the motion to be presented via the mobile phone.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The security apparatus of claim 8, wherein the image includes a thumbnail of the video recording.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein a property of the motion is definable via a user input.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause transmission of the notification to a messaging application on the mobile phone.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein the motion is within a security parameter.

### Claim 13

At least one storage device comprising machine-readable instructions to cause at least one processor circuit to at least:
access image sensor data of an environment, the image sensor data output by an image sensor in the environment;
detect a security event in the environment, the security event associated with motion; and
cause transmission of a first message to a mobile phone, the first message to trigger an alert associated with the security event on the mobile phone, the alert indicative of an availability of an image corresponding to the image sensor data, the first message in accordance with a first communication protocol; and
cause transmission of an email message associated with the security event, the email message to cause display of the alert and at least one of the image, a portion of the image, or at least a portion of another image corresponding to the image sensor data, the email message in accordance with a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The at least one storage device of claim 13, wherein the image is part of a video recording.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The at least one storage device of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable instructions are to cause one or more of the at least one processor circuit to trigger the alert by causing transmission of a message to an application on the mobile phone, the image accessible via the application.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The at least one storage device of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable instructions are to cause one or more of the at least one processor circuit to detect the security event based on an event rule, the event rule defined by a user input.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The at least one storage device of claim 13, wherein the image sensor data is associated with a user-defined perimeter.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image is accessible via the first message.

### Claim 19 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein the notification includes text and the image is displayed with the text.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The at least one storage device of claim 13, wherein the image is an attachment to the alert.

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least the first portion of the image includes historical image data.

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first message includes text.

### Claim 23 (depends on 7)

The security apparatus of claim 7, wherein the image includes historical data.