System and method of actuating a movable barrier operator

• US 7,002,312 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Issued: 02/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLC
• Original Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (The Chamberlain Group LLC)
• Inventors: Wojciak, Bernard J. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Masih, Karen
• Application Number:
  US10/748,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20050140321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 784 Days
• Field of Search: 318/452, 318/581, 318/445, 318/453, 318/466, 368/47, 340/545.1
• US Class Current: 318/452
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/79 using time control
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/66 Wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A system and method for actuating a moveable barrier operating system. A wireless time signal at a receiver. A time-of-day signal is supplied at the output of the receiver. The receiver is automatically reset using the wireless time signal when the time-of-day signal is different than the time represented by the wireless time signal. A moveable barrier is actuated using the time-of-day signal at the output of the receiver.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a moveable barrier operating system comprising:

receiving a generally available wireless time signal at a receiver;

supplying a time-of-day at the output of the receiver;

automatically resetting the receiver using the generally available wireless time signal when the time-of-day signal is different than a time represented by the generally available wireless time signal; and

actuating a moveable barrier operator in response to the time-of-day output of the receiver.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the generally available wireless time signal includes receiving a time signal indicating time from a clock reference.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein actuating the moveable barrier operator includes actuating the moveable barrier operator to close the movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein actuating the moveable barrier operator includes actuating a movable barrier operator to prevent the movement of a movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein actuating the moveable barrier operator includes actuating the movable barrier operator to open a movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

6. A method for controlling a moveable barrier operator comprising:

receiving user input indicating when a moveable barrier should be actuated;

adjusting a time signal representing the time-of-day in response to a received generally available wireless time signal;

comparing the user input to the time signal; and

actuating a movable barrier operator based upon comparing the user input to the signal.

7. A system for controlling a movable barrier operator comprising:

a receiver receiving a generally available wireless time signal and adjusting a time signal in response to the generally available received wireless time signal; and

a movable barrier operator coupled to the receiver and receiving the generally available wireless time signal output, the movable barrier operator selectively actuating a movable barrier operator based upon the time signal output.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising:

a keypad communicatively coupled to the movable barrier operator for receiving user input, the user input including information indicating when an actuation of the movable barrier should occur.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the information indicates closing the movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the information indicates preventing the movement of a movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the information indicates opening a movable barrier operator at a predetermined time.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the time signal is received from is a clock reference.

13. A method for controlling a moveable barrier operating system comprising:

receiving a generally available wireless time signal at a receiver;

supplying the generally available wireless time signal at the output of the receiver; and

actuating the moveable barrier operator using the generally available wireless time signal output of the receiver.