Patents
US 12738133 B2: Generating novelty sounds based on a state of a building
- Granted
- 2026-09-15
- Filed
- 2024-10-16 application 18917738
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Presented herein are system and methods for generating overlayed sounds to deter perpetration of an event A system can include an image capture device and one or more processors coupled with memory. The system can detect an entity within an area. The system can determine that the entity corresponds to one or more criteria. The system can identify a first sound corresponding to the one or more criteria and a state of the area. The system can play, by a speaker device, the first sound to deter the entity from perpetrating an event within the area. The system can identify a second sound corresponding to the one or more criteria, the state of the area, and the first sound. The system can play, by the speaker device, the second sound to deter the entity from perpetrating the event.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 (ipgb20260915.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivint LLC 457 patents | US company or organization | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bunker | Provo, UT | 47 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | |
| Erik Stephen Pfeiffer | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | ||
| Michelle Bea Zundel | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | ||
| Hayley Ketch | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | ||
| Andrew Adams | Provo, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B13/19613 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Security interest Security interest After-acquired intellectual property security agreement | VIVINT LLC signed 2024-12-20 SMART HOME PROS, INC. signed 2024-12-20 VIVINT AMIGO, INC. signed 2024-12-20 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS PRIORITY COLLATERAL TRUSTEE JERSEY CITY, NJ | 70349/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
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