Patents Assigned to Nortek Security & Control
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Patent number: 10089851Abstract: A glass break sensor can optionally include a sensor unit sized and shaped to fit between panes of a glass, such as in a multi-pane window. The sensor unit can optionally include a sensor, a glass break detector circuit configured to input from the sensor and declare a glass break event when specified criteria are satisfied, and a wake-up circuit configured to detect a wake-up event and wake up the glass break detector circuit when one or more wake up criteria are satisfied. A glass break detector assembly can optionally include a first pane, a second pane and a glass break sensor between the first pane and the second pane.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Inderjit Singh
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Patent number: 10057679Abstract: A wearable device for detecting a user state is disclosed. The wearable device includes one or more of an accelerometer for measuring an acceleration of a user, a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field associated with the user's change of orientation, and a gyroscope. The wearable device also includes one or more microphones for receiving audio. The wearable device may determine whether the orientation of the wearable device has changed and may designate or re-designate microphones as primary or secondary microphones.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Ram David Adva Fish
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Patent number: 10026303Abstract: A system and method for configuring a security system using near-field communication devices that receive and transmit radio frequency signals is described. A first near-field communication device of the security system has a preset distance range. The security system communicates, using the first near-field communication device, with a second near-field communication device of a user device in response to the second near-field communication device being within the preset distance range of the first near-field communication device. The security system provides configuration information of the security system from the second near-field communication device to the first near-field communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Brian Vencil Skarda
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Patent number: 9953507Abstract: A device for determining whether a user is wearing a wearable monitoring device is disclosed. The wearable monitoring device includes an accelerometer and a processor. The accelerometer detects a three-dimensional motion of the monitoring device and generates accelerometer data for each axis corresponding to the three-dimensional motion. The wearable monitoring device accesses the accelerometer data, detects a presence of a rhythmic pulse in one or more axes of the accelerometer data, and determines that the user is wearing the monitoring device in response to detecting the presence of the rhythmic pulse in the one or more axes.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Bruce Turner Smith
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Patent number: 9940591Abstract: A third-party provider may integrate services with a customized enterprise-software tenancy via a tenant service context determined using an uncustomized data model and a tenant-customized data model from the enterprise-software provider. A difference map is generated for the tenant-customized data model with respect to the uncustomized data model, and is used to determine a mapped integrated-service data model, which facilitates integrating services with those of the enterprise-software provider. The mapped integrated-service data model is merged with the tenant-customized data model to obtain the tenant service context for the tenant. When a user provides an instruction to interact with the multi-tenant enterprise-software provider, the tenant service context is used to determine an action based on an interpretation of the instruction, and the enterprise-software provider is commanded to perform the action.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: William P. Baker
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Patent number: 9922478Abstract: A pressing device includes a pressing device switch configured to cover a garage door switch. The garage door switch operates a garage door opener connected to the garage door switch. An actuator is coupled to the pressing device switch. An indicator outputs a combination of an audio and video signal. The pressing device receives a garage door control command and generates a warning signal to the indicator. The indicator outputs the combination of the audio and video signal in response to receiving the warning signal, and generates a trigger signal to the actuator. The actuator physically presses on the garage door switch in response to receiving the trigger signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Robert King Wong
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Patent number: 9842488Abstract: Systems and methods grant immunity from a monitoring system. For example, a monitoring system comprises a portable device configured to communicate a unique identifier with a registration signal, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system comprises a database including the unique identifier, a sensor configured to detect a condition, and a controller configured to receive a detection signal from the sensor when the condition is detected. The monitoring system grants immunity from the sensor to the portable device when the registration signal is received by the monitoring system.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Duane Ray Paulson
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Patent number: 9805577Abstract: A motion sensing necklace comprising includes a pendant attached to lower ends of two lanyards. The pendant includes a help button for a user to generate a signal for help, and a battery to power the motion sensing necklace. A neck strap is attached to upper ends of the first and second lanyards. Two motion sensors are located within opposing ends of the neck strap. A microprocessor located within the neck strap processes signals from the motion sensors to determine whether motion has occurred. A transmitter or transceiver located within the neck strap transmits motion detection signals and alerts generated by the microprocessor.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control, LLCInventors: James J. Haflinger, Jeffrey M. Sweeney
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Patent number: 9767660Abstract: An adjustable security sensor device is described. The device comprises a magnetic field sensor, a user input element, and a processor. The magnetic field sensor measures and samples magnetic fields from a magnet external to the device. The magnetic field sensor generates a first range of magnetic fields measurements sampled based on a first position of the magnet relative to the magnetic field sensor. The user input element identifies a second range of magnetic fields measurements based on a second position of the magnet relative to the magnetic field sensor. The device generates a sampling of magnetic fields measurements using the magnetic field sensor, compares the sampling of magnetic fields measurements with the first range of magnetic fields measurements and the second range of magnetic fields measurements, and identifies a position of the device relative to the magnet based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Brian Vencil Skarda
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Patent number: 9734690Abstract: Devices and methods of using a personal emergency reporting system device is described. The personal emergency reporting system (PERS) device wakes up based on timing, manual activation or an accelerometer in the PERS device detecting an abnormal condition. The PERS device measures the orientation and correlate and sends statistics to a console. The PERS device determines whether a predetermined threshold has been met to determine whether a fall event has occurred or whether to enter a more active monitoring state. The PERS device also determines whether it is appropriate to transmit an alarm to a central monitoring station via the console and transmits the alarm if desired.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Controls LLCInventors: James J Haflinger, Jeffrey Michael Sweeney
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Patent number: 9648478Abstract: A wearable device for detecting a user state is disclosed. The wearable device includes an accelerometer for measuring an acceleration of a user, a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field associated with the user's change of orientation, a microphone for receiving audio, a memory for storing the audio, and at least one processor communicatively connected to the accelerometer, the magnetometer, the microphone, and the memory. The processor is identified to declare a measured acceleration as a suspected user state, and to categorize the suspected user state based on the stored audio as one of an activity of daily life (ADL), a confirmed user state, or an inconclusive event.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Ram David Adva Fish, Henry Messenger, Leonid Baryudin, Soroush Salehian Dardashti, Evgenia Goldshtein
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Patent number: 9641620Abstract: A system and method of using a combination of portable devices including wearable devices and tags and fixed devices including plug-in readers that are able to communicate using a short range wireless technology is described. The environment in which the fixed devices are disposed include residential, vehicle and commercial/work areas. The environment is able to detect the presence and absence of particular portable devices, determine whether personalized triggers exist and act accordingly based on information stored in a server or cloud-based storage. The actions in the environment include security, environmental controls, and alert transmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Jeffrey Michael Sweeney, James J Haflinger
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Patent number: 9571925Abstract: A wearable device for detecting a user state is disclosed. The wearable device includes one or more of an accelerometer for measuring an acceleration of a user, a magnetometer for measuring a magnetic field associated with the user's change of orientation, and a gyroscope. The wearable device also includes one or more microphones for receiving audio. The wearable device may determine whether the orientation of the wearable device has changed and may designate or re-designate microphones as primary or secondary microphones.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventor: Ram David Adva Fish
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Patent number: 9526420Abstract: A voice call is established using a computing device. A user is instructed to prepare a first device for pairing with the computing device and a server may instruct the computing device to scan for additional devices. The server may identify a first device from a list of devices and may instruct the computing device to pair with the first device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Ram David Adva Fish, Henry Messenger
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Patent number: 9492087Abstract: A voice call is established using a computing device. A user is instructed to prepare a first device for pairing with the computing device and a server may instruct the computing device to scan for additional devices. The server may identify a first device from a list of devices and may instruct the computing device to pair with the first device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Ram David Adva Fish, Henry Messenger
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Patent number: 9470704Abstract: A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Vijay Nadkarni, Jeetendra Jangle
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Patent number: 9462444Abstract: An apparatus wearable by a user for automatically contacting a public safety access point (PSAP) is disclosed. The wearable apparatus includes several sensors for obtaining datasets. One of datasets is a location of a user. The wearable apparatus also includes a cellular transceiver. The cellular transceiver transmits the datasets to a cloud computing system, receives a classification of the datasets as a user state from the cloud computing system, and contacts a safety access point (PSAP) (e.g., 9-1-1 emergency services, an automated emergency call center, etc.) based on the location of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Ram David Adva Fish, Henry Messenger, Evgenia Goldshtein
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Patent number: D754696Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Kyle Follett, John Michael Adams
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Patent number: D754697Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLCInventors: Kyle Follett, John Michael Adams