Automatic presence simulator for security systems
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsAmit Garg, Richard Woundy
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computing devices are described herein for monitoring a premises when residents or other users are present in order to detect patterns of activity at the premises. Such patterns may comprise, for example, a typical schedule indicating usage of one or more devices by one or more users of the premises. When a user is away or otherwise inactive, commands may be sent to various user devices to make it appear (e.g., to those outside the premises) as if the user is present by simulating and/or recreating the patterns that were previously detected.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- detecting, by a computing device and while one or more users are present at a premises, an event pair pattern in which a second event occurs following occurrence of a first event, wherein the second event comprises light or sound;
- detecting the first event while the one or more users are not present at the premises;
- and
- sending, based on the detection of the first event and the second event not occurring after the detection, one or more commands to cause control of one or more light or sound sources to simulate the second event.
A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing device to:
- detect, while one or more users are present at a premises, an event pair pattern in which a second event occurs following occurrence of a first event, wherein the second event comprises light or sound;
- detecting the first event while the one or more users are not present at the premises;
- and
- sending, based on the detection of the first event and the second event not occurring after the detection, one or more commands to cause control of one or more light or sound sources to simulate the second event.
At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause performance of actions comprising:
- detecting, while one or more users are present at a premises, an event pair pattern in which a second event occurs following occurrence of a first event, wherein the second event comprises light or sound;
- detecting the first event while the one or more users are not present at the premises;
- and
- sending, based on the detection of the first event and the second event not occurring after the detection, one or more commands to cause control of one or more light or sound sources to simulate the second event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.