Systems and methods for proximity control of a barrier
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1. A system comprising:
- a transmitter to transmit a control signal including transmitter identification information and position information; and
,a receiver coupled to a barrier control device, said receiver to,store user-defined position information,receive said control signal from said transmitter,compare the position information in said control signal to said user-defined position information, and if there is a match,actuate the barrier control device.
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Abstract
A system and method for proximity control of a barrier comprise a stationary wireless signal receiving device and a mobile transmitting device. The wireless signal receiving device may monitor at least one transmitting device within a predetermined coverage area and may be a radio frequency receiver or a spread spectrum receiver located near the barrier. In one embodiment, the transmitter device emits a control signal that is received by the receiving device when the transmitter is within a reception range. In one embodiment, the control signal includes transmitter identification information, directional information and position information.
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1. A system comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit a control signal including transmitter identification information and position information; and
,a receiver coupled to a barrier control device, said receiver to, store user-defined position information, receive said control signal from said transmitter, compare the position information in said control signal to said user-defined position information, and if there is a match, actuate the barrier control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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storing user-defined position information in a memory of a receiver, said receiver to be coupled to a barrier control device; transmitting a control signal by a transmitter, said control signal including transmitter identification information and position information; receiving said control signal by a receiver; comparing, by said receiver, the position information in said control signal to said user-defined position information, and, if there is a match, actuating the barrier control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A receiver unit coupled to a barrier control device, the receiver unit comprising:
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a processor; a signal strength indicator coupled to the processor; a receiver coupled to the processor; and
,a memory coupled to the processor, said memory to include instruction sequences to cause the processor to, store user-defined signal strength information in said memory during a program mode, receive a control signal from a transmitter unit using the receiver, said control signal to have a signal strength and to include transmitter identification information, compare the signal strength of said control signal to said user-defined signal strength information, and if there is a match, actuate the barrier control device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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