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US 2023/0077408 A1Published application
Garage door system and method
AssigneeGMI Holding, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Ordaz
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Abstract
A universal system and method for controlling existing garage doors via existing garage door openers. The system includes a module operable both manually and automatically to control the existing garage door, Wifi communication circuitry to receive instructions wirelessly from a remote, circuitry for automatic and remote control of the garage door and circuitry for pushing garage door status information.
Claims21
1-3. (canceled)
A door system comprising:
- a door module configured to be installed in proximity to a motorized door opener configured to operate a movable door, the door module comprising:
- a communication module configured to connect to an Internet router and to receive user commands through the Internet router from a remote door server;
- a door close/open module configured to direct the door opener to open or close the door in response to a user command received by the communication module;
- a door status module configured to send door status information to the remote door server;
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- a housing, wherein the communication module, the door close/open module, and the door status module are integrated within the housing;
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- a door sensor including an active sensing component configured to be physically coupled to the movable door, the door sensor configured to collect door state information and transmit the door state information to the door module.
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A door system comprising:
- a remote door server;
- a door module configured to be installed in proximity to a door opener configured to move a door, the door module comprising:
- a communication module configured to connect to an Internet router and to receive user commands through the Internet router from the remote door server;
- a door close/open module configured to direct the door opener to open or close the door in response to a user command received by the communication module;
- a door status module configured to send door status information to the remote door server;
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- a housing, wherein the communication module, the door close/open module, and the door status module are integrated within the housing;
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- a door sensor including an active sensing component configured to be physically coupled to the door, the door sensor configured to collect door state information and transmit the door state information to the door module.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.