Patent ID: 9729989
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04R

Claim:
1. A method for detecting and positioning sound in a home automation system installed at a structure, the method comprising: receiving, from a first home automation device by a home automation host system, a first indication of a sound and a first timestamp, wherein the first indication is indicative of a first measured sound magnitude and the first home automation device is located within the structure; receiving, from a second home automation device by the home automation host system, a second indication of the sound and a second timestamp, wherein the second indication is indicative of a second measured sound magnitude and the second home automation device is located outside the structure; receiving, from a third home automation device by the home automation host system, a third indication of the sound and a third timestamp, wherein the third indication is indicative of a third measured sound magnitude; determining, by the home automation host system, using the first indication, the second indication, the third indication, the first timestamp, the second timestamp, and the third timestamp, a location of the sound, a sound magnitude for the sound and whether the sound originated inside or outside of the structure, wherein: the sound magnitude is extrapolated based on the determined location of the sound; and at least one home automation device of the first home automation device, the second home automation device, and the third home automation device is located within the structure; comparing, by the home automation host system, the sound magnitude to an inside sound threshold level if the sound was determined to originate inside the structure or comparing, by the home automation host system, the sound magnitude to an outside sound threshold level if the sound was determined to originate outside the structure; and logging, by the home automation host system, sound information corresponding to the sound if: the sound was determined to originate inside and the sound magnitude exceeds the inside sound threshold level; or the sound was determined to originate outside and the sound magnitude exceeds the outside sound threshold level.