Patent attributes
A privacy protection method and system (10) is provided for a building, home, apartment, or other area (12) protected by a connected security system (14). The system (10) includes a detector drone (16) and the security system (14). The drone (16) includes at least one drone detecting sensor (24) and automatically initiates a wireless signal (30) in response to the sensor (24) indicating the presence of a foreign drone (17). The security system (14) includes a central processor (40) and at least one electronic device (46) having a privacy condition wherein the device (46) protects against privacy intrusions by a foreign drone (17) and a non-privacy condition wherein the device (46) does not protect from the privacy intrusion. The processor (40) is configured to command the device (46) to change from the non-privacy condition to the privacy condition in response to the wireless signal (30) from the detector drone (16).