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Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:

Sears Brands, L.l.c., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);

Inventors:

Parag Kumar Garg, Woodinville, WA (US);

Peter Christopher Mullen, Seattle, WA (US);

Joseph Reid Baird, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

Sears Brands, L.L.C., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods are described for raising an alarm from an sensor device that is not paired with a sensor network using a broadcast mode. Embodiments at a sensor device include determining that data from a sensor of a sensor device indicates an alarm state, determining that the sensor device is not paired with a hub; and sending a broadcast message to a network. Embodiments at a hub for a sensor network include receiving an alarm message from a sensor device in a broadcast mode wherein the sensor device is not paired the hub; forwarding the alarm message to an alert service; receiving confirmation of the authenticity of alarm message; and generate an alert.


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