Electronic Monitoring System Implementing Coordinated Waking of Wireless Battery-Powered Monitoring Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20230068136A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17896349

    申请日:2022-08-26

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: H04W52/02

    摘要: An electronic monitoring system implements a coordination of power state changes amongst multiple battery-powered monitoring devices, which may simultaneously wake multiple monitoring devices from lower powered sleep states to higher powered awake states upon detection of a triggering event by a single monitoring device. This implementation may be achieved with the initial event-detecting device awakening upon detecting the triggering event and transmitting a peer-wake signal to command the waking of the non-detecting monitoring devices. The initial event-detecting device may define an awake-active state in which it performs a response action, which may include capturing images, video, sound, or transmitting corresponding data within the system. Each non-detecting device may define an awake-ready state in which the non-detecting device is fully capable of performing the response action upon detection of a subsequent triggering event by the non-detecting device.

    Battery-Powered Wireless Electronic Device Switchable Between High and Low Power Operating Modes

    公开(公告)号:US20230012675A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17862976

    申请日:2022-07-12

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: F24F11/46 F24F11/49 F24F11/56

    摘要: A method of and system for conserving power of a battery in a battery-powered electronic device capable of wireless communications are disclosed. The electronic device, which can be a digital video camera or other component of a monitoring system or an HVAC controller, an appliance, or another aspect of a smart home system, is wirelessly communicable with one or more hubs over a wireless local area network. The electronic device has at least a high power radio and a low power radio operating at different frequencies. Communications switch from the high power radio to the low power radio upon the occurrence of a trigger event such as battery charge dropping below a designated threshold. The electronic device may be part of a WLAN coupled to a WAN via the Internet and a cellular network.

    Smart Home System and Method Having Plural User Interface Modes

    公开(公告)号:US20230005346A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17852620

    申请日:2022-06-29

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: G08B13/196 H04L12/28

    摘要: A smart home system such a smart security system includes at least one controlled module capable of performing monitoring and/or control functions, and a controller that is in communication with the controlled module and a user device such as a smart phone or computer tablet. The system is operable to configure the user device with a first set of user interfaces and control functionalities in response to selection of a first operating mode, and to configure the user device with a second set of user interfaces and control functionalities in response to selection of a second operating mode. The first mode may be a master-controller mode in which the user device's graphics are displayed in portrait orientation, and the second mode may be a panel mode in which the user device's graphics are displayed in landscape orientation.

    Safety Button with Dual Communication

    公开(公告)号:US20220392331A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17834111

    申请日:2022-06-07

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    摘要: A safety button includes an activation element, a first communication device, a second communication device, and a controller. The first communication device is configured to connect the safety button to a WLAN, while the second communication device is configured to connect the safety button to a user device such as a smart phone. The controller is in communication with the first and second communication devices. The controller is configured to cause the safety button to communicate with the WLAN via the first communication device if the safety button is connected to the WLAN, and to cause the safety button to communicate with the user device via the second communication device if the safety button is not connected to the WLAN. Upon actuation of the activation element, an alert signal is communicated to a remote server by way of either the WLAN or the user device.

    Multisensor Security System with Aircraft Monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US20220392322A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17829483

    申请日:2022-06-01

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: G08B13/00

    摘要: In an electronic monitoring system, an array of ground-level sensors and aircraft sensors are integrated to provide comprehensive security and privacy sensing of different types of threats. Information from the ground-level sensors may be used to augment the detection and identification of aircraft such as piloted airplanes or unmanned drones, and a white list system may be used to reduce false positive alerts for routine delivery aircraft and the like.

    Electronic Monitoring System Using Video Notification

    公开(公告)号:US20220345669A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17724931

    申请日:2022-04-20

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18 G08B13/00

    摘要: A camera-based monitoring system is provided that that, upon generation of an alert or notification, can provide a video clip formed from multiple frames or images to the notification system of a user-accessible monitoring device, such as a cell phone, to make it easy detect an object that is moving in the camera's field of view. Since the human eye is extremely sensitive to motion, the “triggering object” whose activities triggered image acquisition can be identified more easily, rapidly, and reliably from the video clip than from a still image. In addition to including the camera and detector(s), the system may include a base station and a controller. A method of operating such an electronic monitoring system also is disclosed

    Smart Security Camera System with Automatically Adjustable Activity Zone and Method

    公开(公告)号:US20220345623A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17724953

    申请日:2022-04-20

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 H04N7/18

    摘要: A method and a smart security camera system are provided for automatically adjusting an activity zone relative to a field of view of a security system imaging device such as video camera. The activity zone is within an initial field of view of the imaging device's camera and includes a monitored area of interest. An image of the activity zone is compared with an image of the updated field of view to determine a position of the activity zone relative to the area of interest in the updated field of view. The activity zone is automatically moved in the updated field of view to the determined position, if necessary. The activity zone thus is shifted a necessary within the updated field of view to encompass the area of interest.

    Networked Electronic Device with Secondary Wireless Communication Path for Primary Network Setup

    公开(公告)号:US20220418024A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17851619

    申请日:2022-06-28

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    摘要: An electronic monitoring system is provided that implements at least two communication paths using primary and secondary radios for facilitating self-installation or setup of electronic devices such as monitoring devices and/or various smart home devices using one of the communication paths to transmit various network and other credentials. The system may allow a device to automatically set itself up by scanning for a cooperating network device, such as a hub, that can provide network and/or user account information to the device, facilitating integration or onboarding of the device with minimal or without user action. The secondary radio may have a range at least commensurate with, and typically longer than, the range of the primary radio, permitting device setup anywhere within the system's primary coverage area.

    Detection and Mitigation of a Network Outage for Smart Devices in a Networked System

    公开(公告)号:US20220417810A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17851600

    申请日:2022-06-28

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    摘要: A networked electronic system and method are provided. The system includes a hub primary radio being defined within a primary communication path. The primary communication path has an operational state wherein data is transmittable therethrough and a fault state. Communication of data between a device primary radio of an electronic device and the hub primary radio through a primary communication path is monitored such that communication of the data is transferred to a secondary communication path between a device secondary radio of the device and a hub secondary radio in response to detection of a fault state on the primary communication path. The secondary communication path has a different frequency than the primary communication path. The system may be a monitoring system, and the device may be a monitoring device such as an imaging device including a camera.

    Electronic Monitoring System with Secondary Communication Path for Evaluating Device Locations

    公开(公告)号:US20220394439A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17834142

    申请日:2022-06-07

    发明人: Matthew McRae

    IPC分类号: H04W4/38 H04W24/08 H04W76/10

    摘要: An electronic monitoring system is provided that implements multiple wireless communication paths for facilitating connectivity evaluations of potential mounting locations of wirelessly networked devices, such as monitoring devices. The system can provide real-time feedback of when the monitoring device moves from within communication range of a hub to outside of its communication range. The feedback may be sent using a secondary communication path of the system, allowing the system to communicate information about the state of its primary communication path connectivity.