System and method for using operator as a repeater
First Claim
1. A moveable barrier operator configured to be operated in an area enclosed by a moveable barrier, the moveable barrier operator comprising:
- a receiver device configured to receive signals at multiple frequencies at the moveable barrier operator, which receiver receives incoming signals at the moveable barrier operator and which incoming signals include a security code;
a transmitter device configured to transmit signals at multiple frequencies, the transmitter device at the moveable barrier operator which transmitter device transmits the incoming signals and which incoming signals include the security code;
a barrier positioning apparatus at the moveable barrier operator, the barrier positioning apparatus configured to be responsive at a plurality of frequencies to the incoming signals which include the security code and which incoming signals are received by the receiver to control the position of a barrier; and
a controller at the moveable barrier operator, the controller coupled to the receiver device and the transmitter device, the controller being programmed to receive a received signal from the receiver device and being programmed to responsively re-transmit the received signal as second signals to at least one other moveable barrier operator from the transmitter device when indicated by the signal, the at least one other moveable barrier operator configured to be operated in a second area enclosed by at least one other moveable barrier and the at least one other moveable barrier operator configured responsively receive, recognize the security code at a plurality of frequencies and determine whether to actuate the at least one other moveable barrier operator or re-transmit the second signal.
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Abstract
A moveable barrier operator that is used as a repeater includes a receiver device having an input, a transmitter device having an output, an apparatus responsive to predetermined signals received by the receiver for controlling the position of a barrier; and a controller. The controller is coupled to the receiver device and the transmitter device and controller is programmed to receive a signal from a signaling actuation device at the input of the receiver device. The controller is programmed to responsively re-transmit the signal to at least one other moveable barrier operator from the output of the transmitter device when indicated by the signal.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A moveable barrier operator configured to be operated in an area enclosed by a moveable barrier, the moveable barrier operator comprising:
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a receiver device configured to receive signals at multiple frequencies at the moveable barrier operator, which receiver receives incoming signals at the moveable barrier operator and which incoming signals include a security code; a transmitter device configured to transmit signals at multiple frequencies, the transmitter device at the moveable barrier operator which transmitter device transmits the incoming signals and which incoming signals include the security code; a barrier positioning apparatus at the moveable barrier operator, the barrier positioning apparatus configured to be responsive at a plurality of frequencies to the incoming signals which include the security code and which incoming signals are received by the receiver to control the position of a barrier; and a controller at the moveable barrier operator, the controller coupled to the receiver device and the transmitter device, the controller being programmed to receive a received signal from the receiver device and being programmed to responsively re-transmit the received signal as second signals to at least one other moveable barrier operator from the transmitter device when indicated by the signal, the at least one other moveable barrier operator configured to be operated in a second area enclosed by at least one other moveable barrier and the at least one other moveable barrier operator configured responsively receive, recognize the security code at a plurality of frequencies and determine whether to actuate the at least one other moveable barrier operator or re-transmit the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a moveable barrier operator in an access controlled area with access controlled to the area by a barrier operated by the moveable barrier operator and the moveable barrier operator operating as a signal repeater, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming signal at a first moveable barrier operator from a mobile barrier actuating device and which incoming signal includes a security code; and if there is not a match of the security code with a stored security code at the first moveable barrier operator to actuate the barrier operator, responsively, re-transmitting the incoming signal from the first moveable barrier operator to a second moveable barrier operator in a second accessed controlled area, the second moveable barrier operator configured to responsively receive, recognize the security code at a plurality of frequencies and determine whether to actuate the second moveable barrier operator or re-transmit the incoming signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 27)
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20. A method for operating a movable barrier operator comprising:
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transmitting a signal from a mobile barrier actuating device to a first moveable barrier operator which is responsive to a plurality of frequencies and which is in an access controlled area with access controlled to the area by a moveable barrier operated by the first barrier moveable operator, the first barrier moveable operator configured to move the moveable barrier, the signal transmission including a security code to permit actuation of a moveable barrier operator to move the barrier; receiving the signal with the security code from the barrier actuating device at a first moveable barrier operator which is configured to receive signals at a plurality of frequencies; determining whether there is a security code match which permits actuation of the first moveable barrier operator; actuating the first moveable barrier operator when there is a security code match; when there is not a security code match to permit the actuation of the first moveable barrier operator, re-transmitting the security code from the first moveable barrier operator to a second moveable barrier operator which is responsive to a plurality of frequencies and which is in a second access secured area secured by a second moveable barrier operated by the second moveable barrier; and if there is a security code match, the first barrier operator is actuated and there is no further retransmissions of the security code. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A moveable barrier operator comprising:
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a receiver device configured to be responsive to a plurality of frequencies, the receiver device at the moveable barrier operator and having an input; a transmitter device at the moveable barrier operator having an output, the transmitter configured to transmit configured to transmit at a plurality of frequencies and configured to transmit a first security code which permits actuation of a moveable barrier operator; a barrier positioning apparatus at the moveable barrier operator responsive to signals transmitted at a plurality of frequencies and which signals include the first security code received by the receiver and which apparatus controls access to a secured area and a position of a barrier; a controller at the moveable barrier operator coupled to the receiver device and the transmitter device, the controller being programmed to receive a signal which includes the first security code from the receiver device and to responsively re-transmit the signal to at least one other moveable barrier operator from the transmitter device when indicated by the signal received by the controller; and the controller being programmed to retransmit the signal when the first security code does not match a stored security code stored at the moveable barrier operator, and the controller being programmed to actuate the barrier when the first security code matches the stored security code, and if there is a security code match and the first barrier operator is actuated, the controller being programmed not to further retransmit the first security code.
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Specification