Door Status Indicator System

• US 20080079570A1
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael W. Starkweather, Sanford Fineman
• Original Assignee: Michael W. Starkweather, Sanford Fineman
• Inventors: Fineman, Sanford, Starkweather, Michael W.
• Application Number:
  US11/537,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20080079570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/545.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/08 by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely

Abstract

A door status indicator system for indicating the status of a garage door. The system includes: a door sensor module, configured to sense an open mode of a door; a transmitter module, configured to transmit a signal; a receiver module, configured to receive a signal; a data storage module, configured to store time information; and a a display module, configured to display time information. The receiver module is a cellular phone that includes audio alert module configured to provide an audio alert. The system also includes: a video capture module, configured to capture video of an interior of a garage; and a remote control module, configured to control closing of a door from a remote location.

Claims

1. A door status indicator system for indicating the status of a garage door, comprising:

a) a door sensor module, configured to sense an open mode of a door;

b) a transmitter module, in communication with the door sensor module, and configured to transmit a signal;

c) a receiver module, in communication with the transmitting module, and configured to receive a signal;

d) a data storage module, in communication with the receiving module, and configured to store time information; and

e) a display module, in communication with the data storage module, and configured to display time information.

2. The door status indicator system of claim 1, wherein the receiver module is a cellular phone.

3. The door status indicator system of claim 2, wherein the cellular phone includes an audio alert module configured to provide an audio alert.

4. The door status indicator system of claim 3, further comprising:

a) a video capture module, in communication with the display module, configured to capture video of an interior of a garage.

5. The door status indicator system of claim 4, further comprising:

a) a remote control module, coupled to the receiver module, configured to control closing of a door from a remote location.

7. The door status indicator system of claim 1, wherein the receiver module is a cellular phone.

8. The door status indicator system of claim 2, wherein the cellular phone includes an audio alert module configured to provide an audio alert.

6. A door status indicator system for indicating the status of a garage door, comprising:

a) a door sensor module, configured to sense an open mode of a door;

b) a transmitter module, in communication with the door sensor module, and configured to transmit a signal;

c) a receiver module, in communication with the transmitting module, and configured to receive a signal;

d) a data storage module, in communication with the receiving module, and configured to store time information; and

e) a display module, in communication with the data storage module, and configured to display time information.