Automatic control of a movable barrier

A movable barrier operator comprising:

• a motor configured to be connected to a movable barrier;
• communication circuitry configured to receive data representative of a vehicle characteristic that indicates triggering of an automatic operation of the movable barrier operator;
• the communication circuitry configured to receive a user account condition to be satisfied for automatic operation of the movable barrier operator to occur;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the motor and the communication circuitry, the processor configured to determine satisfaction of the user account condition and, upon the user account condition not being satisfied, to inhibit operation of the motor;
• wherein the user account condition includes a weather condition, the communication circuitry is configured to receive weather data regarding an ambient weather condition, and the processor is configured to determine satisfaction of the user account condition by determining whether the ambient weather condition corresponds to the weather condition of the user account condition.

A method of operating a movable barrier operator, the method comprising:

• at the movable barrier operator:
• receiving data representative of a vehicle characteristic that indicates a trigger of an automatic operation of the movable barrier operator;
• receiving a user account condition from an in-vehicle device, wherein the user account condition is established at the in-vehicle device, and wherein the user account condition is to be satisfied for automatic operation of the movable barrier operator to occur;
• receiving information from the in-vehicle device;
• determining satisfaction of the user account condition based upon the information received from the in-vehicle device;
• and
• inhibiting, despite the trigger of the automatic operation of the movable barrier operator, operation of a motor of the movable barrier operator and movement of a movable barrier connected to the motor upon the user account condition not being satisfied based on the information.

A method of operating a movable barrier operator, the method comprising:

• at the movable barrier operator:
• receiving data representative of a vehicle characteristic that indicates a trigger of an automatic operation of the movable barrier operator;
• receiving a user account condition from a remote server computer, wherein the user account condition is to be satisfied for automatic operation of the movable barrier operator to occur;
• determining satisfaction of the user account condition;
• inhibiting operation of a motor of the movable barrier operator and movement of a movable barrier connected to the motor upon the user account condition not being satisfied;
• wherein the user account condition includes a weather condition, the method further comprising receiving, at the movable barrier operator, weather data regarding an ambient weather condition;
• and
• wherein determining satisfaction of the user account condition includes determining whether the ambient weather condition corresponds to the weather condition of the user account condition.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• at a movable barrier operator:
• receiving data representative of a vehicle characteristic that indicates a trigger of an automatic operation of the movable barrier operator;
• receiving a user account condition from an in-vehicle device, wherein the user account condition is established at the in-vehicle device, and wherein the user account condition is to be satisfied for automatic operation of the movable barrier operator to occur;
• receiving information from the in-vehicle device;
• determining satisfaction of the user account condition based upon the information received from the in-vehicle device;
• and
• inhibiting, despite the trigger of the automatic operation of the movable barrier operator, operation of a motor of the movable barrier operator and movement of a movable barrier connected to the motor upon the user account condition not being satisfied based on the information.