Patents by Inventor Stephen Scott Trundle
Stephen Scott Trundle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220230521Abstract: Techniques are described for distributing, to a distributed network of central stations, alarm events detected in monitoring system data collected by sensors included in monitoring systems located at monitored properties. A system receives monitoring system data collected by sensors included in monitoring systems located at monitored properties, tracks alarm events detected within the monitoring system data, and generates, for central station servers in a distributed network of central stations, load profiles that reflect a volume of alarm events being handled at each of the central station servers at a particular period of time. The system determines capacities to handle additional alarm events for the central station servers, determines relative priorities for the central station remote servers based on the determined capacities, and directs subsequent alarm events to the central station servers based on the relative priorities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Patent number: 11391479Abstract: A monitoring system is configured to monitor a property. The system includes a sensor that is configured to generate sensor data that reflects an attribute of the property. The system further includes an HVAC system that is configured to generate and provide conditioned air to the property and that is configured to generate HVAC system data that reflects an attribute of the HVAC system. The system includes a monitor control unit that is configured to determine that the HVAC system is likely malfunctioning. The control unit is configured to receive the sensor data. The control unit is configured to determine that the HVAC system is likely operating correctly. The control unit is configured to determine a cause of the HVAC system transitioning from likely malfunctioning to likely operating correctly. The control unit is configured to update a model that is configured to identify causes of HVAC system malfunctions.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Robert Nathan Picardi, Stephen Scott Trundle
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Publication number: 20220215741Abstract: Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish a two-way voice communication session with a notification recipient that is interested in receiving notifications associated with events detected by the alarm system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Jean-Paul Martin, Stephen Scott Trundle, David Saul Goldfarb, David James Hutz
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Patent number: 11354908Abstract: Virtual sensor technology, in which a camera is controlled to capture at least one configuration image of an area monitored by a monitoring system and input is received that defines one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image that enable sensing of an event in the area. Based on the received input, configuration data used in sensing the event is generated and stored. After storage of the configuration data, the camera is controlled to capture one or more images of the area, the one or more images are analyzed based on the configuration data, and occurrence of the event is detected based on the analysis of the one or more images. Based on detecting occurrence of the event, a transmitting device is controlled to send, to a controller of the monitoring system, a signal that indicates the detection of the occurrence of the event.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Patent number: 11354993Abstract: Image surveillance and reporting technology, in which an event that is indicative of potential physical activity within an area corresponding to a location of a camera unit is detected. In response to detection of the event, the camera unit is controlled to capture one or more images of the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images captured by the camera unit are analyzed to determine whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit. The one or more images are handled based on the determination of whether the one or more images include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Robert J. McCarthy, Jr., Jean-Paul Martin, Alison Jane Slavin, David James Hutz
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Publication number: 20220172601Abstract: A system and method provide for the immediate transmission of a potential alarm to a remote alarm signal escrow site and from the escrow site to a host station in the event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.” A system and method may also send an alarm signal during such an attack by using predictive analysis of real-time events.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
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Patent number: 11348446Abstract: Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
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Patent number: 11346143Abstract: A computer-implemented method, including receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property and from a sensor of the monitoring system, sensor data, receiving video data, determining that a vehicle is in a vicinity of the property based on the sensor data and the video data, comparing frames of the video data to an image of a known vehicle, determining a confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the vehicle in the vicinity of the property matches the known vehicle, based on determining that the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the vehicle in the vicinity of the property matches the known vehicle satisfies a confidence score threshold, identifying an action that is performed by the vehicle, identifying a monitoring system action that corresponds to the action performed by the vehicle, and performing the monitoring system action.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Bret Jutras
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Patent number: 11349747Abstract: Techniques are described to improve the robustness of communication of critical life safety data when broadband networks are used as uphaul networks. Monitoring systems are examples of critical monitoring appliances, but the techniques described throughout this disclosure may be applied to any type of critical monitoring appliances, such as life-support devices, fire detectors, smoke detectors, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Publication number: 20220113103Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for implementing a smart firearm safety device. The safety device attaches to a firearm having a trigger and a slot for receiving a magazine. The safety device includes a locking mechanism that attaches to the trigger to preclude depressing a trigger of the firearm and a sensor that determines an orientation of the firearm or a relative motion of the firearm to indicate detected movement of the firearm. The safety device also includes a radio device that receives parameter signals from the sensor indicating movement of the firearm. The radio device communicates with a component of a property monitoring system to receive a command to engage the locking mechanism to preclude depressing the trigger of the firearm based on parameter signals indicating a particular type of detected movement of the firearm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Colby Kevin Clark, Robert Nathan Picardi, Matthew Daniel Correnti, Michael Kelly, Stephen Scott Trundle
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Patent number: 11302169Abstract: Techniques are described for distributing, to a distributed network of central stations, alarm events detected in monitoring system data collected by sensors included in monitoring systems located at monitored properties. A system receives monitoring system data collected by sensors included in monitoring systems located at monitored properties, tracks alarm events detected within the monitoring system data, and generates, for central station servers in a distributed network of central stations, load profiles that reflect a volume of alarm events being handled at each of the central station servers at a particular period of time. The system determines capacities to handle additional alarm events for the central station servers, determines relative priorities for the central station remote servers based on the determined capacities, and directs subsequent alarm events to the central station servers based on the relative priorities.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Patent number: 11288948Abstract: Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish a two-way voice communication session with a notification recipient that is interested in receiving notifications associated with events detected by the alarm system.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Jean-Paul Martin, Stephen Scott Trundle, David Saul Goldfarb, David James Hutz
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Publication number: 20220070415Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling access to a premises. One of the methods includes detecting a person within a threshold distance of a door; determining that there is a threshold likelihood that the person may access the door; providing instructions that indicate one or more criteria for access to the door; determining that a threshold quantity of the one or more criteria are satisfied; and in response to determining that the threshold quantity of the one or more criteria are satisfied, providing access to the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Daniel Todd Kerzner, James Jay Glickstein, Benjamin Asher Berg, Allison Beach, Donald Gerard Madden
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Patent number: 11257353Abstract: A system and method provide for the immediate transmission of a potential alarm to a remote alarm signal escrow site and from the escrow site to a host station in the event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.” A system and method may also send an alarm signal during such an attack by using predictive analysis of real-time events.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin
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Publication number: 20220027648Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for visual authentication. In some implementations, a method may include obtaining images of a person at a property; detecting a discontinuity in an appearance of the person in the images of the person at the property; determining that the discontinuity does not correspond to a known occlusion; and providing an indication of a potential spoofing attack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Daniel Todd Kerzner, Allison Beach, Babak Rezvani, Donald Gerard Madden
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Publication number: 20220013002Abstract: In some implementations, techniques are described for detecting abnormal installations in a property monitored by a monitoring (e.g., security) system. For instance, an aberration engine may be used to detect an abnormal sensor or system installation within a property based on comparing detected installation data against local installation patterns of local providers within a certain proximity to the property. In some examples, the attributes (e.g., installation time, components used, number of tests performed, etc.) of a monitoring system installation, including installation of components of the monitoring system, may be compared to average installation times of other nearby installations to detect abnormalities in the installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Publication number: 20210392611Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a non-transitory computer storage medium, for receiving user-defined routes, each user-defined route including a tripwire of multiple tripwires and a direction, where each user-defined route includes an action of multiple actions executed by a sub-system of a home monitoring system, detecting a first signal at a first tripwire including a first direction, determining a set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the first direction, detecting a second signal at a second tripwire including a second direction, determining a particular user-defined route of the set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the first direction and the second tripwire and the second direction, determining an action executed by a sub-system of the home monitoring system for the particular user-defined route traversed by a user, and triggering execution of the action based on the second signal at the second tripwire.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: John Murdock, Jasper Bingham, Allen Chien, Stephen Scott Trundle
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Publication number: 20210373919Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a user interface dynamically. One of the methods includes detecting sensors that are installed at a physical location associated with a user account; determining data for the user account associated with a user device; selecting, based on the sensors that are installed at the physical location and the data for the user account associated with the user device, a graphical user interface component to show in a user interface on a display of the user device from a set of graphical user interface components; and providing the graphical user interface component to show in the user interface on the display of the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Rebecca Elisabeth Davenport, Anthony Francisco Collurafici, Stephen Scott Trundle, Daniel Todd Kerzner
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Publication number: 20210366062Abstract: Techniques are described for energy scoring of a monitored property and users of the monitored property. A system provides users with information related to the efficiency of the monitored property and aggregates data over multiple monitored properties. The system computes and outputs a score for a monitored property that reflects efficiency of the property and/or the users of the property. The system may track how that score changes through time, and how it relates to neighboring properties. The score may be expressed as both a number and a percentile.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: Stephen Scott Trundle
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Patent number: 11176803Abstract: Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reducing the likelihood of signaling failover in an alarm system, the method including identifying alarm events detected at monitored properties by monitoring systems that are located at the monitored properties; tracking the ability of a primary application infrastructure to transmit, to a central monitoring station server, the alarm events; detecting disruption in the ability of the primary application infrastructure to transmit the alarm events to the central monitoring station server; based on the detected disruption, enabling a signal transmission switch that switches a path for alarm events from the primary application infrastructure to a secondary application infrastructure, the secondary application infrastructure being an infrastructure operated by a cloud service provider; and based on enablement of the transmission switch, transmitting, by the secondary application infrastructure, at least one alarm event to theType: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventor: Stephen Scott Trundle