IOT security device
AssigneeEssence Security International (E.S.I.) Ltd.
InventorShalom Yair
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Abstract
A security response device is capable of being held in a communications mode or a power saving mode. In the communications mode, it is capable of sending a security threat message to a base station and of receiving a response. In the power saving mode, it is capable of detecting security threats but not performing communication functions. Detection of a security threat causes the device to exit the power saving mode and enter the communications mode. The device holds a record of its arming state, but the authentic record of the device's arming state is held remotely. If the device's local arming state is armed, then the device responds without waiting for an update from the base station. If the device's local arming state is disarmed, then the device does wait for an update from the base station.
Claims20
A security response device comprising:
- a wireless communications interface for wirelessly communicating with a remote computing system according to a wide area network, WAN, address of the remote computing system and/or an identifier for determining the WAN address;
- a security threat sensor for detecting a security threat;
- and
- a local arming state store for storing a local arming state, the local arming state being a record of a most recently known state of a remote arming state of the device as stored in a remote arming state store, the remote arming state being selected from a group comprising armed and disarmed;
- wherein the device is operable in a power saving mode in which the device is incapable of receiving a wireless communications signal via the wireless communications interface, or a communication mode in which the device is capable of receiving, via the wireless communications interface, a wireless communications signal;
- the device being responsive to a security threat detected by the security threat sensor to:
- if the device is in the power saving mode, place itself in the communications mode;
- transmit, using the wireless communications interface, a security threat detection signal;
- check its local arming state stored in the local arming state store, and:
- if the local arming state is armed, to:
- perform a verification action in which a device other than said security threat sensor is used to gather security threat information to enable a verification of the detected security threat;
- and
- if the local arming state is disarmed, to:
- not perform said verification action at least until receipt, via said wireless communications interface, of a response to said security threat detection signal indicating the remote arming state, and then upon receiving the response to:
- if the remote arming state as indicated in the response is armed, perform a response action.
A method of managing power consumption at a security response device, wherein the device comprises a wireless communications interface for wirelessly communicating with a remote computing system according to a wide area network, WAN, address of the remote computing system and/or an identifier for determining the WAN address, a security threat sensor for detecting a security threat;
- and a local arming state store for storing a local arming state, the local arming state being a record of a most recently known state of a remote arming state of the device as stored in a remote arming state store, the remote arming state being selected from a group comprising armed and disarmed;
- placing the device in one of a power saving mode in which the device is incapable of receiving a wireless communications signal via the wireless communications interface, or a communication mode in which the device is capable of receiving, via the wireless communications interface, a wireless communications signal;
- wherein in response to a security threat detected by the security threat sensor the method comprises:
- if the device is in the power saving mode, placing the device in the communications mode;
- transmitting, using the wireless communications interface, a security threat detection signal;
- checking the local arming state stored in the local arming state store, and:
- if the local arming state is armed:
- performing a verification action in which a device other than said security threat sensor is used to gather security threat information to enable a verification of the detected security threat;
- and
- if the local arming state is disarmed:
- not performing said verification action at least until receipt, via said wireless communications interface, of a response to said security threat detection signal indicating the remote arming state, and then upon receiving the response:
- if the remote arming state as indicated in the response is armed, performing a response action.
A method in accordance with 15 wherein, in the communications mode, maintaining the device in the communications mode for a security response action instruction period defined by a security response action instruction period timer.
A method in accordance with 15 and comprising an image capture device operable to capture an image of a scene, wherein the verification action comprises capturing one or more images of the scene.
A computer program product in the form of a processor executable non-transient carrier medium for storing instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the performance of a method of managing power consumption at a security response device, wherein the device comprises a wireless communications interface for wirelessly communicating with a remote computing system according to a wide area network, WAN, address of the remote computing system and/or an identifier for determining the WAN address, a security threat sensor for detecting a security threat;
- and a local arming state store for storing a local arming state, the local arming state being a record of a most recently known state of a remote arming state of the device as stored in a remote arming state store, the remote arming state being selected from a group comprising armed and disarmed;
- placing the device in one of a power saving mode in which the device is incapable of receiving a wireless communications signal via the wireless communications interface, or a communication mode in which the device is capable of receiving, via the wireless communications interface, a wireless communications signal;
- wherein in response to a security threat detected by the security threat sensor the method comprises:
- if the device is in the power saving mode, placing the device in the communications mode;
- transmitting, using the wireless communications interface, a security threat detection signal;
- checking the local arming state stored in the local arming state store, and:
- if the local arming state is armed:
- performing a verification action in which a device other than said security threat sensor is used to gather security threat information to enable a verification of the detected security threat;
- and
- if the local arming state is disarmed:
- not performing said verification action at least until receipt, via said wireless communications interface, of a response to said security threat detection signal indicating the remote arming state, and then upon receiving the response:
- if the remote arming state as indicated in the response is armed, performing a response action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.