Garage door monitoring system
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1. A system for monitoring a panel comprising:
- a sensor to detect a status of the panel and to provide a sensor signal corresponding to said status;
a transmitter, connected to said sensor, comprising;
a power source, a sensor signal input to receive said sensor signal, a control circuit connected to said power source and said sensor signal input, said control circuit to cause a position signal to be transmitted, said position signal corresponding to said status, and an antenna connected to said control circuit;
a remote receiver to receive said position signal and to provide a position indicator corresponding to said status.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a garage door position from a remote location. A local sensor detects the position of a garage door and provides this information to a local transmitter. The transmitter is capable of generating a signal indicating the garage door position, where the signal can be detected by a remote receiver. In one embodiment, infrared sensors are used to detect the garage door position, while in another embodiment trigger switches detect the direction in which the garage door is moving.
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1. A system for monitoring a panel comprising:
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a sensor to detect a status of the panel and to provide a sensor signal corresponding to said status;
a transmitter, connected to said sensor, comprising;
a power source, a sensor signal input to receive said sensor signal, a control circuit connected to said power source and said sensor signal input, said control circuit to cause a position signal to be transmitted, said position signal corresponding to said status, and an antenna connected to said control circuit;
a remote receiver to receive said position signal and to provide a position indicator corresponding to said status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for monitoring a panel comprising:
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sending a sensor signal to a transmitter where the sensor signal is provided by a sensor detecting a status of the panel;
receiving said sensor signal by the transmitter;
sending a position signal from said transmitter to a remote receiver, said position signal corresponding to the status of the panel; and
,providing a position indicator from said remote receiver corresponding to said status of the panel. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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