# US 10,119,320 B2 · Control system for providing cloud based commands for controlling operation of a moveable barrier > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,320 B2 - Document ID: US10119320B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/584,099 - Filed: 2017-05-02 - Published: 2017-08-24 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-26 - Assignees: Menklab, LLC - Applicants: Menklab, LLC - Inventors: Justin Menkveld - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119320B2 ## CPC - E05F 15/73: responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects - E05F 15/668: for overhead wings - E05F 15/77: using wireless control - E05F 15/79: using time control - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - G07C 9/30: not involving the use of a pass - H04L 67/025: for remote control or remote monitoring of applications - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - E05F 2015/763: {using acoustical sensors} - E05Y 2900/106: for garages - G07C 2009/00769: {with data transmission performed by wireless means} - G07C 2009/00928: {for garage doors} - G07C 2209/62: Comprising means for indicating the status of the lock - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract A control system for providing Cloud based commands to a garage door includes one or more Cloud servers for receiving commands from at least one mobile web enabled user device. A load balancer is used for receiving communication from a server for distributing commands from at least one web enabled device to the Cloud. A server based garage door opener is used for receiving commands and controlling operation of a garage door from the server. The status of the garage door is determined by measuring a distance of the garage door to the garage floor using a distance measuring device such that distance measuring information is communicated to the server for determining the open or closed status of the garage door before movement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A garage door opening system comprising: a first server connected to the Internet for receiving commands in a first mode from a portable communications device and converting the commands to a second mode; a second server for receiving commands from the first server where a garage door command device is located at a separate location, and on a separate network than the first and second server, such that the garage door command device includes a WiFi transceiver collocated with a garage door for receiving the commands in the second mode from the second server; and wherein the portable communications device provides open or close commands to the first server for relaying through the second server to the garage door command device based upon the portable communications device crossing a physical threshold as detected through the portable communications device's global position system (GPS) such that the first server or the second server determines if movement of the garage door needs to take place and relays any needed actions to the command device for operation of the garage door in the second mode and further wherein the second server will automatically close the garage door after a predetermined amount of time if the second server determines the garage door is open based upon user defined thresholds as measured by the command device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A garage door opening system as in claim 1, wherein the status of the garage door is open, closed, or unknown; as calculated by the server and based on a measured report from the garage door command device compared with user defined thresholds. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A garage door system as in claim 1, wherein the portable communications device is a smart phone, tablet, laptop, PC or any other Internet enabled device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A garage door system as in claim 1, wherein the portable communications device provides the status of the garage door to the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A garage door system as in claim 1, wherein the portable communications device allows the user to activate the movable barrier. ### Claim 6 A garage door opening system comprising: a first server connected to the Internet for receiving commands in a first mode from a portable communications device and converting the commands to a second mode; a second server for receiving commands from the first server where a garage door command device is located at a separate location, and on a separate network than the first and second server, such that the garage door command device includes a WiFi transceiver collocated with a garage door for receiving the commands in the second mode from the second server; a distance measuring sensor using SONAR connected to the garage door command device for measuring the distance between the sensor and the garage door or the sensor and the garage floor; and wherein the measured distance is communicated back to the at least one server; and wherein the second server will automatically close the garage door after a predetermined amount of time if the second server determines the garage door is open based upon user defined distance thresholds as measured by the sonar device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A garage door opening system as in claim 6, wherein the status of the garage door is open, closed, or unknown; as calculated by the server and based on a measured distance report from the garage door command device compared with user defined thresholds. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A garage door system as in claim 6, wherein the portable communications device is a smart phone, tablet, laptop, PC or any other Internet enabled device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) A garage door system as in claim 6, wherein the portable communications device provides the status of the garage door to the user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) A garage door system as in claim 6, wherein the portable communications device allows the user to activate the movable barrier. ### Claim 11 A garage door opening system comprising: a first server connected to the Internet for receiving commands in a first mode from a portable communications device and converting the commands to a second mode after the user is authenticated; a second server for receiving commands from the first server where a garage door command device is located at a separate location, and on a separate network than the first and second server, such that the garage door command device includes a WiFi transceiver collocated with a garage door for receiving the commands in the second mode from the second server; and wherein the second server will automatically close the garage door after a predetermined amount of time if the second server determines the garage door is open based upon user defined thresholds as measured by the command device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A garage door opening system as in claim 11, wherein the status of the garage door is open, closed, or unknown; as calculated by the server and based on a measured report from the garage door command device compared with user defined thresholds. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A garage door system as in claim 11, wherein the portable communications device is a smart phone, tablet, laptop, PC or any other Internet enabled device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A garage door system as in claim 11, wherein the portable communications device provides the status of the garage door to the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A garage door system as in claim 11, wherein the portable communications device allows the user to activate the movable barrier.