Monitoring system which tracks and analyzes characteristics of a mobile device that monitors a property with a monitoring application

摘要

Techniques are described for providing control of a monitoring system (e.g., a home alarm or security system) using one or more mobile devices. In some implementations, a native mobile device application enables use of a mobile device as a security/automation system keypad and controller for a home security system. In these implementations, the mobile device, using the native mobile device application, checks real time status of system and sensors, arms/disarms system, turns lights on/off, looks in on live video of security cameras, reviews history of system events, reviews saved video clips, monitors/changes thermostat settings, and performs other features of a traditional security keypad in a home security system.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring a property, the system comprising:
a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property and includes one or more sensors that are installed at the property and that are configured to sense attributes of the property; a native mobile device monitoring application loaded onto a mobile device that is provided separately from the monitoring system, the native mobile device monitoring application including instructions that, when executed by the mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
causing display, on a display device of the mobile device, of a control interface area that enables a user to provide user input to control the monitoring system;receiving user input defining a control operation for the monitoring system based on the control interface area andbased on the received user input, sending one or more control communications that cause the monitoring system to perform the control operation defined by the received user input, wherein the monitoring system is configured to perform operations comprising:
tracking one or more characteristics of the mobile device that operates the native mobile device monitoring application;analyzing the tracked one or more characteristics with respect to a set of one or more rules;determining whether to perform an operation related to the tracked one or more characteristics based on the analysis; andperforming the operation related to the tracked one or more characteristics in response to a determination to perform the operation.