Patent Document ID: 9064394
Application ID: 13529629
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An electronic sensor comprising: a camera configured to capture images of an area monitored by a monitoring system; an electronic storage device configured to store data; a transmitting device configured to send signals to a controller of the monitoring system; a processing device configured to perform operations comprising: controlling the camera to capture at least one configuration image of the area monitored by the monitoring system; receiving input defining one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image that enable sensing of an event in the area monitored by the monitoring system; based on the received input defining the one or more characteristics of the at least one configuration image, generating configuration data used in sensing the event through image data captured by the camera; storing, in the electronic storage device, the configuration data used in sensing the event through image data captured by the camera; after storing the configuration data, controlling the camera to capture one or more images of the area monitored by the monitoring system; analyzing the one or more images based on the configuration data; detecting occurrence of the event based on the analysis of the one or more images; and based on detecting occurrence of the event, controlling the transmitting device to send, to the controller of the monitoring system, a signal that indicates the detection of the occurrence of the event.