Patent ID: 9626856
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G08B

Claim:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, at a processor that executes a presence service, sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor that is located at a monitored location, the sensor identifier data comprising a first unique identifier associated with the presence sensor and data that defines a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location; obtaining, by the processor, room data that defines the monitored location; storing, by the processor, the sensor identifier data and the room data; obtaining, by the processor, presence data associated with the monitored location, the presence data comprising a plurality of unique identifiers associated with a plurality of presence sensors located at the monitored location; comparing, by the processor, the first unique identifier to the presence data; determining, by the processor, that an object is located at the monitored location in response to a determination that the first unique identifier is not included in the presence data; and generating, by the processor, display data that represents the object and the monitored location.