Modular garage door opener
First Claim
1. A modular garage door opener system comprising:
- an accessory device including a first electronic processor, a first memory, and a load that is controllable by the first electronic processor;
a garage door opener including a motor configured to drive a garage door to open and close, an accessory port, a second memory, and a second electronic processor, the accessory port configured to be removably coupled to the accessory device such that the accessory device is in electrical communication with the accessory port;
wherein the second electronic processor is coupled to the second memory and is configured to execute instructions stored in the second memory toreceive new status data from the accessory device indicating a change in a status of the accessory device to a new status,send the new status data to a remote server to update an accessory data set,receive new settings data from the remote server indicating a requested change in a setting of the accessory device, andsend the new settings data to the accessory device to update the setting of the accessory device and, thereby, control the load of the accessory device.
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Abstract
A modular garage door opener system includes an accessory device including a first electronic processor, a first memory, and a load, and includes a garage door opener including an accessory port, a second memory, and a second electronic processor. The accessory port is configured to be removably coupled to the accessory device. The second electronic processor receives new status data from the accessory device indicating a change in a status of the accessory device to a new status, sends the new status data to a remote server to update an accessory data set, receives new settings data from the remote server indicating a requested change in a setting of the accessory device, and sends the new settings data to the accessory device to update the setting of the accessory device. The first electronic processor controls the load of the accessory device based on the new settings data.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular garage door opener system comprising:
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an accessory device including a first electronic processor, a first memory, and a load that is controllable by the first electronic processor; a garage door opener including a motor configured to drive a garage door to open and close, an accessory port, a second memory, and a second electronic processor, the accessory port configured to be removably coupled to the accessory device such that the accessory device is in electrical communication with the accessory port; wherein the second electronic processor is coupled to the second memory and is configured to execute instructions stored in the second memory to receive new status data from the accessory device indicating a change in a status of the accessory device to a new status, send the new status data to a remote server to update an accessory data set, receive new settings data from the remote server indicating a requested change in a setting of the accessory device, and send the new settings data to the accessory device to update the setting of the accessory device and, thereby, control the load of the accessory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication method for a garage door opener including an accessory port configured to receive an accessory device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the garage door opener, the accessory device in the accessory port; receiving, from the accessory device, an initial data set including a unique identifier for the accessory device, an initial status indicating a status of the accessory device, and an initial setting indicating a setting of the accessory device; sending, by an electronic processor of the garage door opener, the initial data set to a remote server for storage as an accessory data set; receiving, by the electronic processor, new status data from the accessory device indicating a change in the status of the accessory device to a new status; sending, by the electronic processor, the new status data to the remote server to update the accessory data set; receiving, by the electronic processor, new settings data from the remote server indicating a requested change in the setting of the accessory device; and sending, by the electronic processor, the new settings data to the accessory device to update the setting of the accessory device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication method for an accessory device configured to be coupled to an accessory port of a garage door opener, the method comprising:
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receiving power, by the accessory device, from the accessory port upon being coupled to the accessory port; sending to the garage door opener, by an electronic processor of the accessory device, an initial data set including a unique identifier for the accessory device, an initial status indicating a status of the accessory device, and an initial setting indicating a setting of the accessory device; receiving, by the electronic processor, new settings data, from the garage door opener, to update the setting of the accessory device; controlling, by the electronic processor, a load of the accessory device in response to the new settings data; and sending, by the electronic processor, new status data, to the garage door opener, indicating a change in the status of the accessory device to a new status. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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