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AssigneeThe Chamberlain Group, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Evans, Michael Pilgrim
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In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling access to a facility including a movable barrier and a plurality of loading docks. The method includes receiving, from a user device associated with a vehicle, a check-in communication that includes a check-in identifier. The method includes receiving a verification communication that verifies a presence of the vehicle relative to a sensor associated with the movable barrier. The method further includes causing a movable barrier operator associated with the movable barrier to move the movable barrier between closed and open positions in response to the check-in identifier indicating authorization to access the facility and in response to receiving the verification communication. Further, the method includes selecting a particular loading dock from the plurality of loading docks and communicating a loading dock identification representative of the particular loading dock to the user device to direct the vehicle to the particular loading dock.
A gateway device in communication with a plurality of loading dock components, one or more dock door operators, and a remote server computer, wherein the gateway device is configured to perform a method, the method comprising:
A method of affecting a configuration of a loading dock component based on presence of a vehicle at a facility, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.