Compact door closer

An apparatus for closing a door, comprising:

• a baseplate configured to be coupled to an interior side of an inswing door, the door configured to be positioned in an open position, a closed position, and a plurality of positions in-between the open position and the closed position;
• a closing arm with a free first end biasedly coupled to a second end, the second end coupled to a motor, the closing rotatable between a home position and an engaged position;
• the motor coupled to the baseplate and configured to be activated in response of a signal from a remote electronic device;
• a first proximity sensor configured to determine a position of the closing arm;
• a second proximity sensor configured to determine a position of the door;
• and
• circuitry electrically coupled to a power supply, the motor, the first proximity sensor and the second proximity sensor, the circuitry configured to wirelessly send and receive information to and from the remote electronic device;
• the closing arm configured to rotate toward and away from an adjacent surface separate from the door.

A method of closing a door, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a signal from a remote electronic device at an apparatus, the apparatus coupled to an inswing residential door;
• rotating a closing arm of the apparatus from a home position to an engaged position, the closing arm having a free first end and a second end;
• contacting the free first end of the closing arm with a surface adjacent to the door;
• exerting a closing force on the surface adjacent to the door with the free first end of the closing arm;
• rotating the door from an open position to a closed position;
• and
• rotating the closing arm from the engaged position to the home position.