OCCUPANCY MONITORING FOR A REMOTE SHORT TERM HOUSING RENTAL

摘要

The present invention includes a system, comprising a network, a rental status monitor located within a dwelling, and at least one portable computing device. The rental status monitor communicates a status signal via the network to the portable computing device to alert a user of a status of occupancy of a dwelling. The rental status monitor further comprises a transceiver, a sensing unit configured to detect and analyze a dwelling to determine occupancy; and a controller configured to verify the detected occupancy. The controller, upon detection and analysis of the occupancy by the sensing unit, verifies the detected occupancy by evaluating at least one detected sound or at least one detected volume, identifying an occupancy status based on the evaluation, and creating the status signal based on the identification; and wherein the controller authorizes the transceiver to send the status signal to the at least one portable computing device.