Patents Assigned to August Home, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240229511Abstract: An intelligent door lock system for a door at a dwelling. The intelligent door lock system includes a door status device is at the dwelling, an engine, an energy source, a memory, and a camera. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. The engine, the energy source, and the memory are coupled together. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Publication number: 20240133212Abstract: An intelligent door lock system for a door at a dwelling. The intelligent door lock system includes a door status device is at the dwelling, an engine, an energy source, a memory, and a camera. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. The engine, the energy source, and the memory are coupled together. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Patent number: 11802422Abstract: An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling. a door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Patent number: 11527121Abstract: An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A first sensor is at the dwelling. The first sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at a door. The lock device is coupled to the first sensor and the lock device includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A magnetic sensor provides a reading or measurement used to determine a door open or closed status.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Christopher Kim, Karthikeyan Sivasambu, Shannon Petty, Kuy N. Mainwaring, Peter Fornell, Thomas Peter Russo, Luca Baradel, Christopher Dow, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Mason Curry
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Patent number: 11441332Abstract: An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A plurality of cameras that communicate with each other and with the lock device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 11436879Abstract: A wireless access control system is provided to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling of a user. A user remote access device accepts input based on haptic feedback or motion. The user remote access device includes a vibration mode provides an alert to the user of the remote access device. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with an intelligent door lock system at the dwelling with the first door. The intelligent door lock system includes: a drive shaft, a circuit coupled to an engine configured to cause a rotation of the drive shaft, and an energy source coupled to the drive shaft. In response to the user remote access device accepting input based on haptic feedback or motion the bolt is caused to move and the first lock is locked or unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Shih Yu Thomas Cheng, Jason Johnson, Christopher Kim, Joseph Aranda
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Patent number: 11421445Abstract: An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. Near field communication (NFC) is used to identify a lock device via an RF protocol. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 11380497Abstract: A rotary knob for operating an electronically actuable deadbolt is described herein. According to some embodiments, the rotary knob includes a chassis, an outer wall rotatably coupled to the chassis about a central axis of the knob, a cantilevered beam attached to an inner surface of the outer wall and extending towards the central axis of the knob such that the beam is configured to rotate with the outer wall about the central axis, a circuit board coupled to the chassis, the circuit board including signal traces, and an electrical contact extending from the cantilevered beam in a direction toward the signal traces and electrically connectable with the signal traces. A controller of the rotary knob is configured to determine a position of the deadbolt based on at least the state of the electrical connection between the electrical contact and the signal traces.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Treger, Colin Parker, Darius Yu
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Patent number: 11352812Abstract: A wireless access system at a building is provided. A door lock system includes: a lock status device configured to be coupled to the drive shaft of a lock device, the lock status device assisting in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. A processor is coupled to the door lock system. An image capture device at the building is configured to be in communication with the door lock system and capture an image of an object in the vicinity of the building. A light source assembly is in communication with the image capture device.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventor: Jason Johnson
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Publication number: 20210396046Abstract: An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling. a door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Publication number: 20210280031Abstract: A wireless camera system. One or more wireless bridges include a computing device, an internet-facing radio, and a second radio, a first radio within communication range of the second radio of the wireless bridge, and a third internet-facing radio responsible for transmitting video. One or more cameras are provided. A motion detection device coupled to the one or more cameras. In a first step the motion detection device detects motion of an individual approaching a dwelling, and in a second step if the motion detector detects the approach then the camera is turned on in sufficient time to take a face or body picture of the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Peter Fornell
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Patent number: 11072945Abstract: An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling. a door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
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Publication number: 20210227388Abstract: A system provides for locking or unlocking a lock at a door of an intelligent door lock system at a dwelling by a designated dwelling user. An intelligent door lock system includes a remotely operable lock at a dwelling accessible by a user and a server in communication with the intelligent door lock system. A user mobile device is in communication with the server. The user mobile device includes an App that provides for locking and/or unlocking of the lock of the intelligent door lock system. The user communicates with the server using the user's mobile device, and the server is configured to process the user crossings one or more geo-locations relative to the dwelling and create a data set that is stored in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Rolf Rando, Siddharth Gidwani, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 11043055Abstract: An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A first sensor is at the dwelling. The first sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at a door. The lock device is coupled to the first sensor and the lock device includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A magnetic sensor provides a reading or measurement used to determine a door open or closed status.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Christopher Kim, Karthikeyan Sivasambu, Shannon Petty, Kuy N. Mainwaring, Peter Fornell, Thomas Peter Russo, Luca Baradel, Christopher Dow, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur
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Patent number: 10993111Abstract: A system provides for locking or unlocking a lock at a door of an intelligent door lock system at a dwelling by a designated dwelling user. An intelligent door lock system includes a remotely operable lock at a dwelling accessible by a user and a server in communication with the intelligent door lock system. A user mobile device is in communication with the server. The user mobile device includes an App that provides for locking and/or unlocking of the lock of the intelligent door lock system. The user communicates with the server using the user's mobile device, and the server is configured to process the user crossings one or more geo-locations relative to the dwelling and create a data set that is stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: August Home Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Rolf Rando, Siddharth Gidwani, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 10977919Abstract: A security system is coupled to a door lock system at a dwelling. A lock device is provided with a lock and a drive shaft. An intelligent door lock system includes: a door status device configured to couple to the drive shaft of the lock device, the door status device determining lock or unlock status of a the lock device, an engine that provides power to lock and unlock the lock and coupled to the door status device, the engine coupled to at least one wireless communication device at the dwelling configured to with a mobile device of a dwelling occupant for communication with the intelligent door lock system to lock or unlock the door, a circuit coupled to the engine, and an energy source coupled to the circuit and providing power to lock or unlock the door, wherein an occupant/owner, or end-user of the dwelling communicates with a server to grant third party access to the dwelling. A security system is configured to be coupled to the intelligent door lock system.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Luca Baradel, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 10970983Abstract: A wireless camera system. One or more wireless bridges include a computing device, an internet-facing radio, and a second radio, a first radio within communication range of the second radio of the wireless bridge, and a third internet-facing radio responsible for transmitting video. One or more cameras are provided. A motion detection device coupled to the one or more cameras. In a first step the motion detection device detects motion of an individual approaching a dwelling, and in a second step if the motion detector detects the approach then the camera is turned on in sufficient time to take a face or body picture of the individual.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Peter Fornell
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Publication number: 20210074096Abstract: A wireless access control system is provided to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling of a user. A user remote access device accepts input based on haptic feedback or motion. The user remote access device includes a vibration mode provides an alert to the user of the remote access device. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with an intelligent door lock system at the dwelling with the first door. The intelligent door lock system includes: a drive shaft, a circuit coupled to an engine configured to cause a rotation of the drive shaft, and an energy source coupled to the drive shaft. In response to the user remote access device accepting input based on haptic feedback or motion the bolt is caused to move and the first lock is locked or unlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Shih Yu Thomas Cheng, Jason Johnson, Christopher Kim, Joseph Aranda
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Publication number: 20210034882Abstract: An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A sensor is at the dwelling. The sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the sensor and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to define a safe zone in the dwelling in which an occupant, and a non dwelling occupant third person is allowed into the dwelling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Christopher Kim, Christopher Dow
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Patent number: 10846957Abstract: A wireless access control system is provided to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling of a user. A user remote access device accepts input based on haptic feedback or motion. The user remote access device includes a vibration mode provides an alert to the user of the remote access device. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with an intelligent door lock system at the dwelling with the first door. The intelligent door lock system includes: a drive shaft, a circuit coupled to an engine configured to cause a rotation of the drive shaft, and an energy source coupled to the drive shaft. In response to the user remote access device accepting input based on haptic feedback or motion the bolt is caused to move and the first lock is locked or unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: August Home, Inc.Inventors: Shih Yu Thomas Cheng, Jason Johnson, Christopher Kim, Joseph Aranda