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Apple patents system that alerts different residents to unknown visitors

Apple has filed a patent for a security system that detects unidentified people and sends alerts to specific devices based on user roles. The system can trigger a first alarm for one type of resident and a second, separate alarm for another type if certain conditions are met.

Why it mattersThis could improve home security by allowing property owners to customize who gets notified about potential intruders or guests.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure generally relates to displaying indications of subjects. Some techniques are for displaying representations of guests based on authentication in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for displaying access permissions in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for alerting devices of detected subjects in accordance with some embodiments.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method, comprising: at a computer system: detecting an unidentified subject; in response to detecting the unidentified subject, outputting, via a device corresponding to a first type of resident, a first alarm; and after causing output of the first alarm: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more criteria is satisfied, outputting, via a device corresponding to a second type of resident, a second alarm, wherein the device corresponding to the second type of resident is separate from the device corresponding to the first type of resident, and wherein the second type of resident is different from the first type of resident; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more criteria is not satisfied, forgoing output of, via the device corresponding to the second type of resident, the second alarm.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
USER INTERFACES AND TECHNIQUES FOR REVIEWING GUESTS
Publication number
US20260268757A1
Application number
19462821
Filed
Jan 28, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
30

Classified under

G08B 25/001 Physics & computingG08B 3/10 Physics & computingG08B 25/10 Physics & computing
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