Patents by Inventor Abraham Joseph Kinney

Abraham Joseph Kinney 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).

  • Patent number: 12133508
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for pet monitoring during unattended delivery. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property includes sensors located throughout the property and generates sensor data. A monitor control unit receives a first indication that a resident of the property will be receiving a delivery during a delivery time. Based on the sensor data and during the delivery time, the monitor control unit determines that a pet, that resides at the property, has been restrained. The monitor control unit provides, to a delivery person, a second indication that the pet at the property has been restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bedell, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Jace Jawn Bauer, Robert Nathan Picardi, Matthew Daniel Correnti
  • Publication number: 20240119650
    Abstract: Techniques are described for presenting events detected by a monitoring system. A system receives a selection of a particular time period, identifies security events detected by a monitoring system during the selected time period, and classifies a subset of the identified security events as abnormal events. The system further generates a density of the identified security events over the selected time period, generates a density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and identifies monitoring system data associated with the selected time period. The system additionally generates a graphical representation of the density of the identified security events, the density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and the identified monitoring system data, and provides the graphical representation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Kerzner, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Luis Fernando Guzman Verbena
  • Patent number: 11941569
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for tracking guard tours. In some implementations, the techniques include the actions of receiving data indicating an initiation of a guard tour at the property and by a user, where the guard tour defines a path that includes one or more checkpoints with which the user is instructed to interact. The actions further include analyzing the sensor data. The actions further include determining a location of the user conducting the guard tour at the property. The actions further include based on the location of the user and the path of the guard tour, determining that the user is not following the path of the guard tour. The actions further include based on determining that the user is not following the path of the guard tour, providing, for output, data indicating that the user is not following the path of the guard tour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Abraham Joseph Kinney, Fabian Emilio Philipe Camargo, Noah Robert Weingart, Andrei Aurelian Furtuna, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11887223
    Abstract: Techniques are described for presenting events detected by a monitoring system. A system receives a selection of a particular time period, identifies security events detected by a monitoring system during the selected time period, and classifies a subset of the identified security events as abnormal events. The system further generates a density of the identified security events over the selected time period, generates a density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and identifies monitoring system data associated with the selected time period. The system additionally generates a graphical representation of the density of the identified security events, the density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and the identified monitoring system data, and provides the graphical representation for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Kerzner, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Luis Fernando Guzman Verbena
  • Publication number: 20240029531
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for an integrated security environment to monitor activities at a commercial facility and a residential facility. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property that includes one or more sensors located at the property and generate sensor data. A monitor control unit receives and analyzes the sensor data. Based on analyzing the sensor data, the monitor control unit determines that an event has likely occurred at the property and generates data indicating that the event has likely occurred at the property. A monitoring server receives the data indicating the event has likely occurred at the property. Based on the data that the event has likely occurred at the property, transmitting, to an additional monitoring system that is configured to monitor an additional property, instructions for the additional monitoring system to perform an action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Noah Robert Weingart, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Fabian Emilio Philipe Camargo, Andrei Aurelian Furtuna, David James Hutz
  • Publication number: 20240021068
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting and handling unauthenticated commands in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may include sensors located throughout a property, a monitoring control unit, and an input device. The monitoring control unit may be configured to receive data collected by the sensors, as well as an input command detected by the input device. For an input command that does not include authentication information, the monitoring control unit may generate property state information based on the sensor data, then analyze the property state data and the input command against one or more rules that relate to authorization of unauthenticated commands. Based on the analysis, the monitoring control unit may determine whether to perform the action corresponding to the input command or whether to perform another action, for example, generating and providing a notification or authorization request to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Abraham Joseph Kinney, Daniel Todd Kerzner, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11810437
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for an integrated security environment to monitor activities at a commercial facility and a residential facility. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property that includes one or more sensors located at the property and generate sensor data. A monitor control unit receives and analyzes the sensor data. Based on analyzing the sensor data, the monitor control unit determines that an event has likely occurred at the property and generates data indicating that the event has likely occurred at the property. A monitoring server receives the data indicating the event has likely occurred at the property. Based on the data that the event has likely occurred at the property, transmitting, to an additional monitoring system that is configured to monitor an additional property, instructions for the additional monitoring system to perform an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Noah Robert Weingart, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Fabian Emilio Philipe Camargo, Andrei Aurelian Furtuna, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11804976
    Abstract: Techniques are described for using information from a knob sensor of an appliance in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may be configured to receive sensor information from a knob, receive monitoring device information from a monitoring device and, based on the sensor information from the knob, identify a knob event. The monitoring system may integrate the knob event with the monitoring device information and analyze the integrated knob event and monitoring device information against one or more rules related to usage of the appliance in view of the state of the property. Based on analyzing the integrated knob event and monitoring device information, the monitoring system may determine whether to perform an action, such as notifying a user or activating an appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Abraham Joseph Kinney, Daniel Todd Kerzner, Jeffrey A. Bedell, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11798399
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting and handling unauthenticated commands in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may include sensors located throughout a property, a monitoring control unit, and an input device. The monitoring control unit may be configured to receive data collected by the sensors, as well as an input command detected by the input device. For an input command that does not include authentication information, the monitoring control unit may generate property state information based on the sensor data, then analyze the property state data and the input command against one or more rules that relate to authorization of unauthenticated commands. Based on the analysis, the monitoring control unit may determine whether to perform the action corresponding to the input command or whether to perform another action, for example, generating and providing a notification or authorization request to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Abraham Joseph Kinney, Daniel Todd Kerzner, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11790742
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for supervising and monitoring the delivery of a package to a property. In some implementations, shipment data indicating a package to be delivered at the property and identification information for a first person is obtained. A request for a second person to access the property and deliver the package that includes identification information for the second person is received. Identification information for the first person is compared to the identification information for the second person. Access to the property is provided to the second person. Sensor data generated by one or more sensors that are located throughout the property and while providing access to the property is obtained and analyzed. A determination of whether the second person delivered the package to the property is made based on analyzing the sensor data. Data indicating the determination is provided for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Li, Daniel Todd Kerzner, Allison Beach, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Donald Madden, Jeffrey A. Bedell
  • Publication number: 20230284590
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for pet monitoring during unattended delivery. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property includes sensors located throughout the property and generates sensor data. A monitor control unit receives a first indication that a resident of the property will be receiving a delivery during a delivery time. Based on the sensor data and during the delivery time, the monitor control unit determines that a pet, that resides at the property, has been restrained. The monitor control unit provides, to a delivery person, a second indication that the pet at the property has been restrained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bedell, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Jace Jawn Bauer, Robert Nathan Picardi, Matthew Daniel Correnti
  • Patent number: 11722805
    Abstract: A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property is disclosed. The monitoring system includes a sensor that is configured to generate sensor data that reflects an environmental condition of the property and an electrical monitoring device coupled to an electrical cord that provides power to an electrical device located at the property. The electrical monitoring device is configured to generate electrical data that reflects electricity that flows through the electrical cord. The monitoring system includes a monitor control unit that is configured to: receive, from the sensor, the sensor data; receive, from the electrical monitoring device, the electrical data; and analyze the sensor data and the electrical data. The monitor control unit is configured to: based on analyzing the sensor data and the electrical data, determine a status of the electrical device; and based on the status of the electrical device, perform a monitoring system action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Abraham Joseph Kinney, Ronald Byron Kabler, Aaron Eidelman, Robert Leon Lutes
  • Patent number: 11684039
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for pet monitoring during unattended delivery. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property includes sensors located throughout the property and generates sensor data. A monitor control unit receives a first indication that a resident of the property will be receiving a delivery during a delivery time. Based on the sensor data and during the delivery time, the monitor control unit determines that a pet, that resides at the property, has been restrained. The monitor control unit provides, to a delivery person, a second indication that the pet at the property has been restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bedell, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Jace Jawn Bauer, Robert Nathan Picardi, Matthew Daniel Correnti
  • Publication number: 20230062133
    Abstract: A method includes, receiving a biometric identifier from a visitor to the property, determining an arrival time of the visitor based on receiving the biometric identifier, comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time of an expected visitor, based on comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time, transmitting the biometric identifier and data identifying the expected visitor, receiving, by the monitoring system and from the external server, (i) data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) data indicating that an electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, and based on (i) the data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) the data indicating that the electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, granting, by the monitoring system, the visitor access to the property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Frank LaRovere, Matthew Daniel Correnti, Abraham Joseph Kinney
  • Patent number: 11501590
    Abstract: A method includes, receiving a biometric identifier from a visitor to the property, determining an arrival time of the visitor based on receiving the biometric identifier, comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time of an expected visitor, based on comparing the arrival time of the visitor to an expected arrival time, transmitting the biometric identifier and data identifying the expected visitor, receiving, by the monitoring system and from the external server, (i) data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) data indicating that an electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, and based on (i) the data indicating that the biometric identifier corresponds to the expected visitor and (ii) the data indicating that the electronic device of the expected visitor is located at the property, granting, by the monitoring system, the visitor access to the property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Frank LaRovere, Matthew Daniel Correnti, Abraham Joseph Kinney
  • Patent number: 11436682
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for monitoring a property are disclosed. A monitoring system includes one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: obtaining sensor data from sensors at a property; determining, for a peril, a risk that the peril will occur at the property based on risk factors determined from the sensor data; selecting a particular risk factor from the risk factors based on the risk that the peril will occur at the property; and providing an indication of the particular risk factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Aaron Eidelman, Abraham Joseph Kinney
  • Publication number: 20220130149
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for supervising and monitoring the delivery of a package to a property. In some implementations, shipment data indicating a package to be delivered at the property and identification information for a first person is obtained. A request for a second person to access the property and deliver the package that includes identification information for the second person is received. Identification information for the first person is compared to the identification information for the second person. Access to the property is provided to the second person. Sensor data generated by one or more sensors that are located throughout the property and while providing access to the property is obtained and analyzed. A determination of whether the second person delivered the package to the property is made based on analyzing the sensor data. Data indicating the determination is provided for output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Li, Daniel Todd Kerzner, Allison Beach, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Donald Madden, Jeffrey A. Bedell
  • Publication number: 20220092833
    Abstract: Techniques are described for presenting events detected by a monitoring system. A system receives a selection of a particular time period, identifies security events detected by a monitoring system during the selected time period, and classifies a subset of the identified security events as abnormal events. The system further generates a density of the identified security events over the selected time period, generates a density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and identifies monitoring system data associated with the selected time period. The system additionally generates a graphical representation of the density of the identified security events, the density of the subset of the identified security events classified as abnormal events, and the identified monitoring system data, and provides the graphical representation for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Kerzner, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Luis Fernando Guzman Verbena
  • Publication number: 20220076549
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for an integrated security environment to monitor activities at a commercial facility and a residential facility. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property that includes one or more sensors located at the property and generate sensor data. A monitor control unit receives and analyzes the sensor data. Based on analyzing the sensor data, the monitor control unit determines that an event has likely occurred at the property and generates data indicating that the event has likely occurred at the property. A monitoring server receives the data indicating the event has likely occurred at the property. Based on the data that the event has likely occurred at the property, transmitting, to an additional monitoring system that is configured to monitor an additional property, instructions for the additional monitoring system to perform an action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Noah Robert Weingart, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Fabian Emilio Philipe Camargo, Andrei Aurelian Furtuna, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11250270
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for supervising and monitoring the delivery of a package to a property. In some implementations, shipment data indicating a package to be delivered at the property and identification information for a first person is obtained. A request for a second person to access the property and deliver the package that includes identification information for the second person is received. Identification information for the first person is compared to the identification information for the second person. Access to the property is provided to the second person. Sensor data generated by one or more sensors that are located throughout the property and while providing access to the property is obtained and analyzed. A determination of whether the second person delivered the package to the property is made based on analyzing the sensor data. Data indicating the determination is provided for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Li, Daniel Todd Kerzner, Allison Beach, Abraham Joseph Kinney, Donald Madden, Jeffrey A. Bedell