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US 10,896,565 B2Granted
Safety system and method
AssigneeGym Door Repairs, Inc.
InventorsStephen F. Cole, Kathleen Cole
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Abstract
A method includes providing a first control station and a second control station. The control stations are configured to control movement of a structure. The first control station includes a first device and the second station includes a second device. Movement of the structure is allowed if the second device detects a first object and the second device detects a second object. Movement of the structure is prevented if the first device fails to detect the first object, or the second device fails to detect the second object.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- providing a first control station and a second control station, the control stations being configured to control movement of a structure, the first control station comprising a first device, the second station comprising a second device;
- allowing movement of the structure if the second device detects a first object and the second device detects a second object;
- and
- preventing movement of the structure if the first device fails to detect the first object, or the second device fails to detect the second object,
- wherein the second control station is spaced apart from the first control station and is in wireless communication with the first control station.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first control station and a second control station, the control stations being configured to control movement of a structure, the first control station comprising a first device and a second device, the second station comprising a third device;
- capturing and recording a first image using the first device;
- capturing and recording a second image using the first device;
- comparing the second image against the first image;
- allowing movement of the structure if the second image is substantially similar to the first image, the second device detects a first object, and the third device detects a second object;
- and
- preventing movement of the structure if the second image is not substantially similar to the first image, the second device fails to detect the first object, or the third device fails to detect the second object.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first control station and a second control station that is spaced apart from the first control station, the control stations being configured to control movement of a folding wall, the first control station being in communication with the second control station, the first control station comprising a capacitance fingerprint scanner and a first sensor configured to detect touches by a finger of a first individual, the second station comprising a second sensor configured to detect touches by a finger of a second individual;
- capturing and recording a first image of the first individual's fingerprint using the capacitance fingerprint scanner;
- capturing and recording a second image of the first individual's fingerprint using the capacitance fingerprint scanner;
- comparing the second image against the first image;
- allowing movement of the folding wall if the second image is substantially similar to the first image, the first sensor detects the finger of the first individual, and the second sensor detects the finger of the second individual;
- and
- preventing movement of the folding wall if the second image is not substantially similar to the first image, the first sensor fails to detect the finger of the first individual, or the second sensor fails to detect the finger of the second individual.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first control station and a second control station, the control stations being configured to control movement of a structure, the first control station comprising a first device, the second station comprising a second device;
- allowing movement of the structure if the second device detects a first object and the second device detects a second object;
- and
- preventing movement of the structure if the first device fails to detect the first object, or the second device fails to detect the second object,
- wherein the first control station comprises a selector switch,
- wherein the method further comprises turning the selector switch to move the structure after the second device detects the first object and the second device detects the second object, and
- wherein the selector switch is prevented from being turned from an off position to an on position if the second device fails to detect the first object, or the second device fails to detect the second object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.