Devices, methods, and associated information processing for security in a smart-sensored home
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsAnthony M. Fadell, Matthew L. Rogers, Yoky Matsuoka, David Sloo, Maxime Veron, Shigefumi Honjo
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Abstract
This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security objectives, such as calculating a security score for a home. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security objectives, such as calculating a security score for a home.
Claims12
A method of calculating and reporting a security score for indicating whether a security system of a home is properly configured and maintained, comprising:
- obtaining, by a server, one or more security criteria for assessing whether the security system of the home is properly configured and maintained, wherein the one or more security criteria relate to an entrance door of the home being locked or unlocked, and relate to at least one of:
- a presence of one or more home devices, a capability of the one or more home devices, a configuration of the one or more home devices, a status of the one or more home devices, a location of the one or more home devices, and one or more security-related precautionary measures;
- obtaining, by the server, security data from the home, wherein the security data comprises information corresponding to at least some of the security criteria;
- comparing, by the server, the security data obtained from the home to the security criteria to determine which of the security criteria are satisfied;
- calculating, by the server, the security score for the home based in part on which of the security criteria are satisfied, wherein the security score is increased based on the entrance door of the home being locked and decreased based on the entrance door of the home being unlocked;
- generating, by the server, a security log that lists the security criteria and corresponding indications of whether the respective criteria are satisfied;
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- outputting, by the server, the security score and the security log.
A home security computer system for calculating and reporting a security score for indicating whether a security system of a home is properly configured and maintained, comprising:
- comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- obtain one or more security criteria for assessing whether the security system of the home is properly configured and maintained, wherein the one or more security criteria relate to an entrance door of the home being locked or unlocked, and relate to at least one of:
- a presence of one or more home devices, a capability of the one or more home devices, a configuration of the one or more home devices, a status of the one or more home devices, a location of the one or more home devices, and one or more security-related precautionary measures;
- obtain security data from the home, wherein the security data comprises information corresponding to at least some of the security criteria;
- compare the security data obtained from the home to the security criteria to determine which of the security criteria are satisfied;
- calculate the security score for the home based in part on which of the security criteria are satisfied, wherein the security score is increased based on an amount of time that the entrance door of the home is locked and decreased based on a second amount of time that the entrance door of the home is unlocked;
- generate a security log that lists the security criteria and corresponding indications of whether the respective criteria are satisfied;
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- output the security score and the security log.
A system for calculating and reporting a security score for indicating whether a security system of a home is properly configured and maintained, comprising, the system comprising:
- one or more home devices comprising a smart entry sensor;
- and
- a home security server system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- obtain one or more security criteria for assessing whether the security system of the home is properly configured and maintained, wherein the security criteria relate to an entrance door of the home being locked or unlocked based on data from the smart entry sensor, and relate to at least one of:
- a presence of the one or more home devices, a capability of the one or more home devices, a configuration of the one or more home devices, a status of the one or more home devices, a location of the one or more home devices, and one or more security-related precautionary measures;
- obtain security data from the home, wherein the security data comprises information corresponding to at least some of the security criteria;
- compare the security data obtained from the home to the security criteria to determine which of the security criteria are satisfied;
- calculate the security score for the home based in part on which of the security criteria are satisfied, wherein the security score is increased based on a first amount of time that the entrance door of the home is locked and decreased based on a second amount of time that the entrance door of the home is unlocked;
- generate a security log that lists the security criteria and corresponding indications of whether the respective criteria are satisfied;
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- output the security score and the security log.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.