Abstract: A method for identifying performance issues with service providers includes storing one or more service level thresholds for each of the service providers, that define at least in part an expected service level for the service provided by the corresponding service provider. During operation of the security system, one or more notifications generated by the security system are received. One or more of the service level parameters may be compared with one or more of the service level thresholds to determine when the service provided by one or more of the service providers falls below the corresponding expected service level. A notification is sent to an operator of the security system when the service provided by one or more of the service providers falls below the corresponding expected service level.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors are operably coupled to a system controller. Each sensor includes a detection mode in which the sensor applies one or more detection algorithms to sensor data generated by the corresponding sensor to detect a possible event and to report the possible event to the system controller, but does not report the system data to the system controller. Each sensor also includes a sensor data mode in which the sensor data is reported to the system controller. When one of the plurality of sensors reports a possible event to the system controller, the system controller instructs one or more of the plurality of sensors to switch from the detection mode to the sensor data mode. The system controller is configured to receive the sensor data and to process the received sensor data to confirm or otherwise provide a measure of confidence in the reported possible event.

Abstract: A representation of a building space is displayed on a display. A user is allowed to enter a user input via a user interface in order to place a representation of each of a plurality of intrusion sensors at a location on the representation of the building space that corresponds to an actual or planned installation location of the corresponding intrusion sensor in the building space, each of the plurality of intrusion sensors being a non-video based motion sensor and/or a glass break sensor and each having a predefined detection zone representative of a geographic area that the corresponding intrusion sensor covers. The representation of a building space and the placement location of each of the plurality of intrusion sensors is stored. A visual representation of the predefined detection zone for each of the placed intrusion sensors is displayed on the representation of the building space.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors are operably coupled to a system controller. Each sensor includes a detection mode in which the sensor applies one or more detection algorithms to sensor data generated by the corresponding sensor to detect a possible event and to report the possible event to the system controller, but does not report the system data to the system controller. Each sensor also includes a sensor data mode in which the sensor data is reported to the system controller. When one of the plurality of sensors reports a possible event to the system controller, the system controller instructs one or more of the plurality of sensors to switch from the detection mode to the sensor data mode. The system controller is configured to receive the sensor data and to process the received sensor data to confirm or otherwise provide a measure of confidence in the reported possible event.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors are operably coupled to a system controller. Each sensor includes a detection mode in which the sensor applies one or more detection algorithms to sensor data generated by the corresponding sensor to detect a possible event and to report the possible event to the system controller, but does not report the system data to the system controller. Each sensor also includes a sensor data mode in which the sensor data is reported to the system controller. When one of the plurality of sensors reports a possible event to the system controller, the system controller instructs one or more of the plurality of sensors to switch from the detection mode to the sensor data mode. The system controller is configured to receive the sensor data and to process the received sensor data to confirm or otherwise provide a measure of confidence in the reported possible event.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: A data analysis system and approach having sensors, a collective processing mechanism connected to the sensors, and a threshold logic panel connected to the collective processing mechanism. Raw data from the sensors may be subject to collective processing and collective threshold logic analysis. The collective processing mechanism and the threshold logic panel may be situated outside of or in the cloud. Big data analytics may be performed on the data. The sensors may be homogeneous or heterogeneous. Consequently, there may be data fusion for false alarm reduction and advanced alarm detection, and application of big data analysis. Raw data may be used for determining positional information.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a geographic location outside of the secured area of an authorized human user of the security system saved in a memory of the security system, and a processor of the security system that tracks activity of the authorized user by geographic location outside of the secured area and generates an alert upon detecting that a difference between the tracked geographic location of the authorized user and saved location exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A apparatus is provided that includes a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a passive infrared (PIR) array associated with the security system, and a processor of the security system that detects one of a plurality of predetermined hand motions by an authorized user based upon a signal from the PIR array and causes the security system to execute a predetermined instruction associated with that one predetermined hand motion.

Abstract: An automation system including sensors that detect threats within a secured area, a plurality of prospective events defined within a memory of the automation system, each event including at least a physical change in an environment of the secured area, a time of execution of the physical change and a corresponding actuator that causes the physical change, a processor of the automation system that periodically activates the corresponding actuator at the time of each of the plurality of events, a processor that monitors each of the plurality of sensors for activation by an authorized human user and that saves a record of each activation to a cloud memory and a cloud processor that monitors the saved activation records of each sensor over a time period, determines a difference between the saved activations and the plurality of events and that modifies the plurality of events based upon the determined differences.

Abstract: A apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of wireless sensors arranged into a mesh network, wherein each of the plurality of sensors detects threats within a secured geographic area, a processor of each of the plurality of sensors that detects operational and environmental operating conditions of a respective one of the plurality of sensors and reports the operational and environmental operating conditions, a control panel processor that receives and correlates at least one of the operational and environmental operating conditions of the respective one of the plurality of sensors to a potential failure mode and reports the potential failure mode to a cloud application, and a cloud processor of the cloud application that determines a location of the respective one of the plurality of sensors and reports the potential failure mode and the location to a person responsible for the respective one of the plurality of sensors.

Abstract: A system including a security system that protect a secured geographic area, a geographic location outside of the secured area of an authorized human user of the security system saved in a memory of the security system and a processor of the security system that tracks activity of the authorized user by geographic location outside of the secured area and generates an alert upon detecting that a difference between the tracked geographic location of the authorized user and saved location exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A apparatus including a plurality of wireless sensors arranged into a mesh network where each of the plurality of sensors detect threats within a secured geographic area, a processor of each of the plurality of sensors that detects operational and environmental operating conditions of the sensor and reports the detected conditions, a processor that receives and correlates at least one of the detected conditions of a sensor to a potential failure mode and reports the potential failure mode to a cloud app and a cloud processor of the cloud app that determines a location of the sensor and reports the potential failure and location to a person responsible for the sensor.

Abstract: A regional monitoring system includes a plurality of condition detectors coupled to an alarm system control panel. At least one camera is coupled to the control panel. In response to a potential alarm indicating indicator from one of the detectors, the control panel obtains location information for the respective detector, and directs the field of view of the camera to include the location of the detector. An alarm condition can be determined in response to the images from the camera in combination with outputs from the respective detector.

Abstract: A apparatus including a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a passive infrared (PIR) array associated with the security system and a processor of the security system that detects one of a plurality of predetermined hand motions by an authorized user based upon a signal from the PIR array and causes the security system to execute a predetermined instruction associated with that one predetermined hand motion.