DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim(s) Status
Claims 1-20 are currently pending.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Balamurugan et al. (“Balamurugan”, US 11508234 B1, IDS). 1) Regarding claims 1 and 10, Balamurugan discloses a device (Fig. 1: security system controller 14) comprising: at least one processor (Fig. 1: processor 20) configured to: identify information related to a sensor (Fig, 1: security sensor 12; Col. 4, lines 43-45 with reference to Fig, 2: block 28), the sensor being associated with a position at a location (Col. 7, lines 53-55; Col. 8, line 40 through Col. 9, line 7); identify attributes associated with the sensor (Fig. 2: block 30 with regard to the plurality of configuration settings; Col. 6, lines 10-25, with regard to the plurality of sensor being used as a cross zone set of sensors being one configuration setting), the position and the location (Col. 7, lines 53-55); analyze the identified attributes (Fig. 2: block 32), and determine, based on the analysis, configuration parameters for the sensor (Fig. 2: block 32 with regard to the one or more changes of the configuration settings that have been identified to enable reduction of false positives by the security system), the configuration parameters enabling a modified implementation of the sensor that corresponds to the identified attributes (Fig. 2: blocks 42-44, with regard to the identified one or more configuration setting to reduce false positives; Col. 6, lines 10-45);
configure the sensor based on the determined configuration parameters (Fig. 32: block 32), the configuration comprising modifying initial configuration parameters of the sensor based on the determined configuration parameters (Fig. 5), such that the modified implementation is enabled (Col. 5, lines 11-19; Fig. 2: blocks 32 with regard to the identified changes to reduce false positive; Col. 6, lines 10-45); and initiate the sensor for operation at the position within the location (Col. 5, lines 19-24; Fig. 2: block 34), the operation corresponding to a security and safety monitoring of the location (abstract; Col. 7, lines 53-55; Col. 8, line 40 through Col. 9, line 7; Col. 6, lines 10-45). 2) Regarding claim 16, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium (Fig. 1: memory 18) tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions that when executed by a device (security system controller 14), perform a method comprising:
identifying, by the device, information related to a sensor, the sensor being associated with a position at a location (see analysis of the rejection of claims 1 and 10); identifying, by the device, attributes associated with the sensor, the position and the location (see analysis of the rejection of claims 1 and 10); analyzing, by the device, the identified attributes, and determining, based on the analysis, configuration parameters for the sensor, the configuration parameters enabling a modified implementation of the sensor that corresponds to the identified attributes (see analysis of the rejection of claims 1 and 10);
configuring, by the device, the sensor based on the determined configuration parameters, the configuration comprising modifying initial configuration parameters of the sensor based on the determined configuration parameters, such that the modified implementation is enabled (see analysis of the rejection of claims 1 and 10); and initiating, by the device, the sensor for operation at the position within the location, the operation corresponding to a security and safety monitoring of the location (see analysis of the rejection of claims 1 and 10). 3) Regarding claims 2, 11 and 17, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect, based on the monitoring of the location via the configured sensor, data related to an event (Col. 6, lines 10-45); analyze the event data based on the determined configuration parameters (Col. 6, lines 10-45); and determine, based on the analysis, whether to output an alarm for the event (Col. 6, lines 10-45). 4) Regarding claims 3, 12 and 18, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine, based on the analysis of the event data, that the determined configuration
parameters of the configured sensor filter out the event data (Figs. 5-6), wherein the determination to output the alarm comprises determining for the alarm to remain silent (Col. 6, lines 14-17, with regard to the configuration that requires a first and a second security sensor to detect a corresponding event on order to issue an alarm, hence if only the first security sensor detects then the alarm will remain silent). 5) Regarding claims 4, 13 and 19, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine, based on the analysis of the event data, that the determined configuration
parameters of the configured sensor correspond to detection of the event data, wherein the
determination to output the alarm comprises determining to output the alarm (Col. 6, lines 14-17, with regard to the configuration that requires a first and a second security sensor to detect a corresponding event on order to issue an alarm). 6) Regarding claims 5, 14, 20, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine updated configuration parameters for the sensor based on information related
to the alarm determination and event data (Col. 6, lines 10-45). 7) Regarding claim 6, wherein the event data comprises information related to
a type of data specific to a type of the sensor (Col. 6, lines 10-24). 8) Regarding claims 7 and 15, wherein the event data comprises measurements of specific types of data, wherein the alarm determination corresponds to whether the determined configuration parameters of the configured sensor involve detecting values associated with the measurements (Col. 8, line 62 through Col. 9, line 22, with regard to detecting motion for a predetermined time and the subsequent adjust of the time measured/limits (e.g., time duration values) to adjust when an alarm event triggers and alarm; claim 1). 9) Regarding claim 8, wherein the determined configuration parameters
correspond to a specific operational mode of the sensor, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of operational modes (Col. 2, lines 1-24). 10) Regarding claim 9, further comprising: identifying a plurality of sensors, each sensor corresponding to a different position within the location, wherein the steps are performed for each of the plurality of sensors (Col. 6, line 10 through Col. 7, line 3, with regard to the first and second security creating a cross zone, hence they are not position at the same exact location).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. US 6930599 B2, adjusting sensor parameter based on event conditions. US 12183184 B2, adjusting sensor setting based on detected sensor attributes.
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CHICO A. FOXX
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2685
/CHICO A FOXX/Examiner, Art Unit 2685
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