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Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2012
Applicants:

John Anthony Chen, Ashburn, VA (US);

Geoff Filippi, Herndon, VA (US);

Jian Yu, Ashburn, VA (US);

Inventors:

John Anthony Chen, Ashburn, VA (US);

Geoff Filippi, Herndon, VA (US);

Jian Yu, Ashburn, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4131 (2013.01); H04L 12/2807 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques disclosed herein enable automated home security monitoring via a television connected to a set-top box, such as a cable set-top box. Such techniques integrate the television with a home security system. A television viewer can use the television to control, interact, and automatically receive information about home security events in real-time. A television viewer can control lighting, and room temperature, and arm/disarm sensors in the home such as door sensors, motion detectors, cameras, etc, as well as access camera images. Events from such sensors can be monitored or viewed on the television set when they are triggered. For example, when triggered, an icon representing the sensor can be shown on the television screen, or in case of a camera, an image or video can be shown that cause the triggered event.


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