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System for causing garage door opener to open garage door and method

  • US 9,836,905 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2015
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for causing a garage door opener to open a garage door, comprising:

  • receiving first data at a processing circuit;

    determining, by the processing circuit, whether an engine of a vehicle is started based on the first data;

    determining, by the processing circuit, whether the vehicle is in a garage and the garage door is closed based on the data;

    wherein the data used to determine whether the vehicle is in the garage and the garage door is closed includes data related to an environmental condition within the garage and provided by at least one of an emission sensor, a vibration sensor, and a temperature sensor; and

    generating, by the processing circuit, a command configured to open the garage door based on determining that the engine of the vehicle is started, the vehicle is in the garage, and the garage door is closed.

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