System and method for home security monitoring using a television set-top box
US9258593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/814
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques disclosed herein enable automated home security monitoring via a television connected to a set-top box, such as a cable set-top box. Such techniques integrate the television with a home security system. A television viewer can use the television to control, interact, and automatically receive information about home security events in real-time. A television viewer can control lighting, and room temperature, and arm/disarm sensors in the home such as door sensors, motion detectors, cameras, etc, as well as access camera images. Events from such sensors can be monitored or viewed on the television set when they are triggered. For example, when triggered, an icon representing the sensor can be shown on the television screen, or in case of a camera, an image or video can be shown that cause the triggered event.
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