System and Method for Facilitating Access to a Secured Area

A method for accessing a secured area to deliver a package using a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

• detecting, using a sensor of the portable electronic device, an indicium of the package;
• communicating, by communication circuitry of the portable electronic device, a message including information representative of the indicium to a server computer associated with the package;
• receiving, via the communication circuitry of the portable electronic device, delivery information from the server computer including at least a location of the secured area;
• and
• causing, via the communication circuitry of the portable electronic device, a movable barrier operator to open a movable barrier associated with the secured area.

A movable barrier operator associated with a secured area, the movable barrier operator comprising:

• a motor configured to be coupled to a movable barrier;
• communication circuitry;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled with the motor and the communication circuitry, the processor having a learning mode wherein the processor facilitates learning of a transmitter upon the communication circuitry receiving a radio frequency control signal from the transmitter;
• the processor configured to cause the motor to move the movable barrier from a closed position to an open position upon the communication circuitry receiving a state change request from a computing device, the state change request associated with a delivery to the secured area;
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• the processor configured to inhibit learning of a new transmitter via the learning mode upon the communication circuitry receiving the state change request from the computing device.

An operator enhancement device comprising:

• communication circuitry configured to communicate via radio frequency signals with a plurality of movable barrier operator types that use different communication protocols;
• the communication circuitry configured to receive a state change request from a remote computing device;
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• a processor operatively coupled to the communication circuitry, the processor configured to operate the communication circuitry to communicate with a movable barrier operator and cause the movable barrier operator to move an associated movable barrier from a closed position to an open position upon the communication circuitry receiving the state change request;
• the processor is configured to inhibit the movable barrier operator from learning a new transmitter by causing the communication circuitry to transmit a radio frequency signal to overwhelm the movable barrier operator.