ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,357, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Vivint Inc. (Provo, Utah).
"Techniques for intruder detection" was invented by Michael D. Child (Draper, Utah), Michelle Zundel (Draper, Utah) and Benjamin A. Clement (American Fork, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for intruder detection are described. A security and automation system may include a camera configured to monitor a zone of a premises. The security and automation system may detect a person in the zone, for example using the camera, a motion sensor, or another sensor. The security and automation system may determine that the person has remained in t...