DETERMINING THE STATE OF A GARAGE DOOR USING VEHICLE SENSORS
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1. A garage door position detector comprising:
- a location determiner, configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a garage;
a vehicle-located sensor coupled to the location determiner and configured to detect a physical condition that indicates an open position of a garage door and to generate a signal representative of the garage door being open;
a wireless transmitter coupled to the vehicle-located sensor and configured to wirelessly transmit a message indicating the position of a garage door responsive to the signal from the sensor.
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Abstract
A garage door can be detected as being open by sensing various physical conditions the existence of which indicate the garage door as being open. When a door is determined to be open, a notification message is wirelessly transmitted to a predetermined entity or person notifying them that the door is open. Corrective action can then be taken to close the door to keep the vehicle and contents of the garage secure.
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1. A garage door position detector comprising:
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a location determiner, configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a garage; a vehicle-located sensor coupled to the location determiner and configured to detect a physical condition that indicates an open position of a garage door and to generate a signal representative of the garage door being open; a wireless transmitter coupled to the vehicle-located sensor and configured to wirelessly transmit a message indicating the position of a garage door responsive to the signal from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A garage door position-sensing vehicle comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory memory device coupled to the processor and configured to store program instructions for the processor; a location determiner, coupled to the processor and configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a garage; a sensor coupled to the processor and configured to generate an electrical signal representative of the garage door being open; and a wireless transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit an information-bearing message indicating the position of a garage door responsive to the signal from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting a garage door being open, the method comprising:
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detecting whether a vehicle is in a garage having a garage door; detecting a physical condition that indicates an open position of a garage door; generating an information-bearing signal representative of the garage door being open; and wirelessly transmitting a message, indicating that the garage door is open, responsive to the information bearing signal received from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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