Door Movement Sensors and Use Thereof by Apparatuses
First Claim
1. A device for detecting movement of a door, wherein the device comprises:
- a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement; and
a support structure holding the component assembly, wherein the component assembly comprises a first component extended or extendable from the support structure, and wherein the first component comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the support structure is arranged in proximity to the door face and when the first component is extended from the support structure.
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Abstract
Devices are provided which include a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement. A component of the assembly extending from a structure comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the structure is arranged in proximity to the door face. Systems are provided which include a portable stand, a door movement sensor attached to the stand, a proximity sensor, and a user interface. The system is configured to transmit signals to the user interface when the proximity sensor has been placed a predetermined distance from a door face and when door movement occurs. Apparatuses are provided which include program instructions for receiving input regarding a number of entryways of a room and inhibiting commencement of a task for which an apparatus arranged in the room is configured to perform until a number of signals received from a door movement sensor equals the number of entryways.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for detecting movement of a door, wherein the device comprises:
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a component assembly for detecting inward, outward and sideways door movement; and a support structure holding the component assembly, wherein the component assembly comprises a first component extended or extendable from the support structure, and wherein the first component comprises a distal end for contacting a door face when the support structure is arranged in proximity to the door face and when the first component is extended from the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a portable floor stand; a door movement sensor fixedly attached to the portable floor stand; a proximity sensor comprising the door movement sensor or the portable floor stand; and a user interface, wherein the system is configured to transmit a first signal from the proximity sensor to the user interface when the proximity sensor has been placed a predetermined distance from a door face, and wherein the system is configured to transmit a second signal from the door movement sensor to the user interface when movement of the door occurs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless signal receiver; a processor; and a storage medium having program instructions which are executable by the processor for; receiving input regarding a number of entryways of a room in which the apparatus is arranged; recording receipt of a wireless signal from a door movement sensor device arranged in proximity to a face of a closed door to one of the entryways of the room; and inhibiting commencement of a task by the apparatus until the number of recorded signal receipts equals the number of entryways. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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