System for causing garage door opener to open garage door and method
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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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Abstract
A system and a method for causing a garage door to open using a garage door opener having a wireless receiver is provided. The system comprises an interface coupled to an environment sensor and configured to receive data from the environment sensor. The system can include processing electronics coupled to the interface and configured to receive the data from the interface and to use the received data to determine whether an environmental condition exists. The processing electronics provide a command to cause the garage door opener to open the garage door based on the determination of whether the environmental condition exists.
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1. A method for causing a garage door opener to open a garage door, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for opening a garage door, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive data from a source; and a processing circuit configured to; determine whether an engine of a vehicle is started based on the data; determine 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 generate 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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