Automatic Security System Disarming via Authorized Phone Proximity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home security systems often require users to remember and enter a code to disarm them, leading to stress and potential false alarms due to code entry errors during the countdown period.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allows a personal communication device to automatically disarm a security system by detecting proximity to the user's home or business, transmitting a disarm command to the security controller via a local area network, and verifying the device's authorization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a code entry system with countdown timer is used to disarm the security system, then the system provides security control and monitoring capability, but it causes user stress and potential false alarms due to code entry errors under time pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically disarms itself when the authorized person's mobile device enters the premises, eliminating the need for manual code entry. The security system monitors for the presence of authorized devices and autonomously transitions from armed to disarmed state, resolving the contradiction between security control and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical code entry process with an automated electronic detection and recognition system. Instead of requiring physical keypad input, the system uses mobile device detection, identification, and automatic command execution to disarm the security system, eliminating user stress and entry errors.
2Ease of operation
If automatic disarm based on device proximity is implemented, then the ease of operation is significantly improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional detection and verification mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages the mobile device's existing capabilities (GPS, wireless communication, identification functions) for security system interaction. The mobile device serves multiple purposes: it is both the user's personal communication tool and the authentication key for security system control, reducing the need for separate specialized hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that manages the communication between the mobile device and the security system. The server handles device identification, authorization verification, and command routing, simplifying the architecture by centralizing complex logic rather than distributing it across multiple components.
3Reliability
If the system requires manual code entry during the countdown period, then the security control is maintained, but the loss of time occurs as users struggle to enter codes under pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of the authorized person's mobile device as they approach the premises before they even attempt to enter. The automatic disarm process is initiated based on device detection and verification, eliminating the need for time-consuming code entry during the countdown period and reducing the loss of time.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus are described for automatically disarming a security system. For example, a method for automatically disarming a security system is described, comprising determining, by a personal communication device, when a person is in proximity to the person's home or business and, in response to determining that the person is in proximity to the person's home or business, transmitting a disarm command by the personal communication device to a security controller for the security controller to disarm the security system.