# US 2017/0287241 A1 · Smart door lock > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0287241 A1 - Document ID: US20170287241A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/489,134 - Filed: 2017-04-17 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-23 - Assignees: Vivint, Inc. - Applicants: Vivint, Inc. - Inventors: Matthew J. Eyring; Jeremy B. Warren; James E. Nye; Jason C. Flint; James Beagley; Wallace E. Day; Christopher L. Harris; JonPaul Vega - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287241A1 ## CPC - G07C 9/22: in combination with an identity check of the pass holder - G07C 9/00309: {operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks} - G07C 9/00896: {specially adapted for particular uses} - H04M 11/02: with bell or annunciator systems - H04M 11/025: {Door telephones (adapted for television H04N7/186)} - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - G07C 2009/00365: {in combination with a wake-up circuit} - G07C 2009/00793: {by Hertzian waves} - G07C 2209/04: Access control involving a hierarchy in access rights - G07C 2209/64: using a proximity sensor - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract In some embodiments, systems, methods, and techniques relating to security and/or automation systems, collectively referred to as automation systems, may include determining a presence of a first device proximate at least one entry to a location, obtaining information related to an identification of an entity associated with the at least one device, authenticating the first device, the authenticating based at least in part on obtaining information related to the identification, and taking an action based at least in part on determining the authenticity. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A method for an automation system, comprising: detecting motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data; identifying a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion; validating an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and initiating an action by the automation system based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein initiating the action comprises: activating a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: transmitting a discovery signal based at least in part on the detected motion. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, further comprising: determining whether the detected motion is linked to the first device based at least in part on the discovery signal. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the discovery signal is a directional signal and detects one or more devices external to the structure. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein initiating the action further comprises: disabling a component of the automation system associated with the structure. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein validating the authenticity of the first device further comprises: determining that the first device is associated with a user profile linked to the automation system; and activating a door-lock feature based at least in part on the determining. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein identifying the first device at the entry to the structure comprises: identifying the first device within a predetermined distance from the structure. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: identifying a second device at the entry to the structure; determining that at least one of the first device and the second device is associated with a user profile, wherein validating the authenticity of the second device is based on the determining. ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: determining whether the first device has a first established connection to the automation system and whether a second device has a second established connection with the automation system; and determining that the first device, or the second device, or both are associated with a user profile. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, further comprising: determining that the second device has the second established connection based at least in part on identifying that the second device has connected to the automation system prior to a predetermined time duration. ### Claim 32 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: receiving information regarding an entity causing the detected motion; and identifying at least one of a human motion outside the entry of the structure, a vehicle relative to a driveway of the structure, or both based on the received information. ### Claim 33 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the identification information associated with the first device comprises at least one of a mobile identification number, a mobile subscription identification number, an open device identification number, a device serial number, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 34 An apparatus for an automation system, comprising: a processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to: detect motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data; identify a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion; validate an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and initiate an action based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: activate a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating. ### Claim 36 (depends on 34) The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: transmit a discovery signal based at least in part on the detected motion. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: determine whether the detected motion is linked to the first device based at least in part on the discovery signal. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the discovery signal is a directional signal and detects one or more devices external to the structure. ### Claim 39 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to: detect motion at an entry to a structure using sensor data; identify a first device at the entry to the structure based at least in part on detecting the motion; validate an authenticity of the first device using identification information associated with the first device; and initiate an action based at least in part on validating the authenticity of the first device. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein the code further executable by the processor to: activate a door-lock feature at the entry to the structure based at least in part on the validating.