# US 2017/0287296 A1 · Home automation communication system

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- Number: US 2017/0287296 A1
- Document ID: US20170287296A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/489,274
- Filed: 2017-04-17
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2015-09-02
- Assignees: Vivint, Inc.
- Applicants: Vivint, Inc.
- Inventors: Matthew J. Eyring; Jeremy B. Warren; James E. Nye
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287296A1

## CPC

- G08B 13/19645: {Multiple cameras, each having view on one of a plurality of scenes, e.g. multiple cameras for multi-room surveillance or for tracking an object by view hand-over}
- G07C 9/28: the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
- G08B 13/19695: {Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves}
- H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)}
- G08B 21/0269: {System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS}
- G08B 21/22: responsive to presence or absence of persons
- G08B 25/14: Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- 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
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A method for security and/or automation systems, comprising determining a presence of a first occupant in a first room at a predefined location, the first room communicatively coupled to a first electronic device capable of receiving input; receiving a request for communication with the first occupant by a remote computer system; sending a response to the request for communication with the first occupant; and establishing a communications link between the first electronic device and the remote computer system.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

An apparatus for an automation system comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor;
a wireless communication interface coupled with the processor;
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
determine, by the processor, a presence of a first occupant in a first room at a predefined location based at least in part on receiving input from a first sensor associated with the first room;
receive, by the processor, a request for communication with the first occupant by a remote computer system;
send, by the processor, a response to the request for communication with the first occupant; and
establish, by the processor, a communications link between a first electronic device located in the first room and the remote computer system.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to identify the first occupant by identifying an electronic signature associated with a portable electronic device associated with the first occupant.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The apparatus of claim 21, wherein, if the first occupant moves into a second room, the instructions further cause the processor to:
determine, by a second sensor associated with the second room, the presence of the first occupant within the second room; and
establish communication, by the remote computer system, with the second sensor based on determining the first occupant is located within the second room.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
determine a presence of a second occupant in a third room at the predefined location, the third room communicatively coupled with a third sensor associated with the third room; and
provide, to the remote computer system, an indication of location of both the first occupant and the second occupant.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The apparatus of claim 24, wherein when the instructions cause the processor to determine the presence of the first occupant, the instructions further cause the processor to provide the indications of location in text form on a display device coupled with the remote computer system.

### Claim 26 (depends on 24)

The apparatus of claim 24, wherein providing the indications of location of the first occupant and the second occupant further comprises providing a first visual display of a first video feed of the first occupant and a second visual display of a second video feed of the second occupant on a display device coupled with the remote computer system.

### Claim 27

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for an automation system, the code executable by a processor to:
determine a presence of a first occupant in a first room at a predefined location by a first sensor located in the first room;
receive a request for communication with the first occupant from a remote computer system;
send a response to the request for communication with the first occupant; and
establish a communications between a first electronic device located in the first room and the remote computer system.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the code is further executable by the processor to determine whether the first occupant is authorized based at least in part on pre-determined user preferences.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein, if the first occupant moves into a second room, the code is further executable by the processor to:
determine, by a second sensor located in the second room, the presence of the first occupant within the second room; and
establish communication with the remote computer system based on determining the first occupant is located within the second room.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the code is further executable by the processor to:
determine a presence of a second occupant in a third room at the predefined location, the third room communicatively coupled with a third sensor located in the third room; and
providing, to the remote computer system, an indication of location of both the first occupant and the second occupant.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 30, wherein, when the processor determines the presence of the first occupant, the code is further executable by the processor to receive a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the first occupant.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the code is further executable by the processor to:
capture biometric information of the first occupant;
determine whether the first occupant is authorized based at least in part on comparing the PIN with the biometric information to identify a match; and
send an alert to the remote computer system regarding the authorization of the first occupant.

### Claim 33

A method for operating an automation system, comprising:
determining, using a processor, a presence of a first occupant in a first room at a predefined location based at least in part on receiving input from a first sensor associated with the first room;
receiving, using the processor, a request for communication with the first occupant by a remote computer system;
sending, using the processor, a response to the request for communication with the first occupant; and
establishing, using the processor, a communications link between a first electronic device located in the first room and the remote computer system.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The method of claim 33, further comprising:
identifying the first occupant by identifying an electronic signature associated with a portable electronic device associated with the first occupant.

### Claim 35 (depends on 33)

The method of claim 33, further comprising:
determining the presence of the first occupant within a second room; and
establishing communication with a second sensor based on determining that the first occupant is located within the second room.

### Claim 36 (depends on 33)

The method of claim 33, further comprising:
determining a presence of a second occupant in a third room at the predefined location, the third room communicatively coupled with a third sensor associated with the third room; and
providing an indication of location of both the first occupant and the second occupant.

### Claim 37 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, further comprising:
providing the indications of location in text form on a display device coupled with the remote computer system based at least in part on determining the presence of the first occupant.

### Claim 38 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein providing the indications of location of the first occupant and the second occupant comprises providing a first visual display of a first video feed of the first occupant and a second visual display of a second video feed of the second occupant on a display device