SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOVEABLE BARRIER OPERATOR
First Claim
1. A method of operating a moveable barrier operator having a fingerprint scanner comprising:
- sensing a presence of a first human fingerprint at the fingerprint scanner;
analyzing the first human fingerprint to determine whether the first human fingerprint has been previously learned by the barrier movement operator and when the first human fingerprint is determined to be previously learned, sending a first command to actuate a moveable barrier operator; and
within a predetermined time period after the first human fingerprint has been determined to be previously learned, sensing the presence of a second human fingerprint at the fingerprint scanner; and
without analyzing the second fingerprint, sending a second command to actuate the moveable barrier operator.
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Abstract
The presence of a first human fingerprint at the fingerprint scanner. The first human fingerprint is analyzed to determine whether the first human fingerprint has been previously learned by the barrier movement operator. When the first human fingerprint is determined to be previously learned, a first command is sent to actuate a moveable barrier operator. Within a predetermined time period after the first human fingerprint has been determined to be previously learned, the presence of a second human fingerprint is sensed at the fingerprint scanner. Without analyzing the second fingerprint, a second command is sent to actuate the moveable barrier operator. The first fingerprint and the second fingerprint may be from the same or different users.
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1. A method of operating a moveable barrier operator having a fingerprint scanner comprising:
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sensing a presence of a first human fingerprint at the fingerprint scanner; analyzing the first human fingerprint to determine whether the first human fingerprint has been previously learned by the barrier movement operator and when the first human fingerprint is determined to be previously learned, sending a first command to actuate a moveable barrier operator; and within a predetermined time period after the first human fingerprint has been determined to be previously learned, sensing the presence of a second human fingerprint at the fingerprint scanner; and without analyzing the second fingerprint, sending a second command to actuate the moveable barrier operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for actuating a moveable barrier operator comprising:
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a sensing apparatus for sensing the presence of human fingerprints; a transmitter for transmitting commands to a moveable barrier operator; and a controller coupled to the sensing apparatus and the transmitter, the controller being adapted and configured to analyze a first human fingerprint having a presence sensed at the sensing apparatus and when the first human fingerprint is determined to have been previously learned, to transmit a first command at the transmitter to actuate a moveable barrier operator, the controller being adapted and configured to, within a predetermined time period after the first human fingerprint has been determined to be previously learned, receiving an indication that the presence of a second human fingerprint has been sensed at the sensing apparatus and, without analyzing the second fingerprint, to transmit a second command at the transmitter to actuate the moveable barrier operator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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