SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A BARRIER

• US 20190048644A1
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Published: 02/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Lickfelt, Brian K., Lamm, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 10,557,299 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/77 using wireless control
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 2015/767 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/654 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/32 Position control, detection or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/44 Sensors not directly associated with the wing movement
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/45 Control modes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A system and method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier that include determining at least one zone associated with the barrier. The system and method also include determining a current state of the barrier. The system and method additionally include sending a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier. The system and method further include presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier, comprising:

determining at least one zone associated with the barrier;

determining a current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is determined when a vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier;

sending a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier, wherein the barrier control signal is based on the current state of the barrier and is sent when the vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier; and

presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further including determining at least one of:

the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier, the vehicle is departing away from the barrier, the vehicle is parked within a predetermined vicinity of the barrier, and the vehicle is parked within an area enclosed by the barrier.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a dynamic arriving status zone, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is provided at a dynamic distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is modified based on a reception of a predetermined number of communication signals from a vehicle communication system of the vehicle to a transceiver operably connected to a barrier controller of the barrier.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a static departing status zone and a dynamic departing status zone, wherein the static departing status zone is provided at a first predetermined distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is provided at a dynamic distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic departing status zone is modified based on a reception of a predetermined number of communication signals from the vehicle communication system of the vehicle to the transceiver operably connected to the barrier controller of the barrier.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a barrier opening zone and a barrier closing zone, wherein the barrier opening zone is provided at a determined distance from the barrier, wherein the barrier closing zone is provided at a second determined distance from the barrier.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining that the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier and sending at least one status request signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle enters the dynamic arriving status zone, wherein the vehicle enters the dynamic arriving status zone prior to entering the barrier opening zone when the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining if the vehicle is departing away from the barrier and sending the at least one request data signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle exits the static departing status zone, wherein the vehicle exits the static departing status zone prior to entering the barrier closing zone when the vehicle is departing away from the barrier.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining if the vehicle is departing away from the barrier and sending the at least one request data signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from exiting the dynamic departing status zone, wherein a telematics control unit of the vehicle communicates through an internet cloud to retrieve the status of the vehicle when the vehicle exits the dynamic departing status zone.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein sending the barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier includes sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier from to an opened state when the vehicle enters the barrier opening zone and the current state of the barrier is a closed state or a partially opened state and sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier to the closed state when the vehicle enters the barrier closing zone and the current state of the barrier is the opened state or the partially opened state, wherein sending the barrier control signal occurs irrespective of a boot up state of an infotainment system of the vehicle.

10. A system for automatically controlling movement of a barrier, comprising:

a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to;

determine at least one zone associated with the barrier;

determine a current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is determined when a vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier;

send a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier, wherein the barrier control signal is based on the current state of the barrier and is sent when the vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier; and

present the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.

11. The system of claim 10, further including determining at least one of:

the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier, the vehicle is departing away from the barrier, the vehicle is parked within a predetermined vicinity of the barrier, and the vehicle is parked within an area enclosed by the barrier.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a dynamic arriving status zone, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is provided at a dynamic distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is modified based on a reception of a predetermined number of communication signals from a vehicle communication system of the vehicle to a transceiver operably connected to a barrier controller of the barrier.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a static departing status zone and a dynamic departing status zone, wherein the static departing status zone is provided at a first predetermined distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic arriving status zone is provided at a dynamic distance from the barrier, wherein the dynamic departing status zone is modified based on a reception of a predetermined number of communication signals from the vehicle communication system of the vehicle to the transceiver operably connected to the barrier controller of the barrier.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein determining at least one zone associated with the barrier includes determining a barrier opening zone and a barrier closing zone, wherein the barrier opening zone is provided at a determined distance from the barrier, wherein the barrier closing zone is provided at a second determined distance from the barrier.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining that the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier and sending at least one status request signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle enters the dynamic arriving status zone, wherein the vehicle enters the dynamic arriving status zone prior to entering the barrier opening zone when the vehicle is arriving towards the barrier.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining if the vehicle is departing away from the barrier and sending the at least one request data signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle exits the static departing status zone, wherein the vehicle exits the static departing status zone prior to entering the barrier closing zone when the vehicle is departing away from the barrier.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein determining the current state of the barrier includes determining if the vehicle is departing away from the barrier and sending the at least one request data signal to the barrier controller when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from exiting the dynamic departing status zone, wherein a telematics control unit of the vehicle communicates through an internet cloud to retrieve the status of the vehicle when the vehicle exits the dynamic departing status zone.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein sending the barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier includes sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier from to an opened state when the vehicle enters the barrier opening zone and the current state of the barrier is a closed state or a partially opened state and sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier to the closed state when the vehicle enters the barrier closing zone and the current state of the barrier is the opened state or the partially opened state, wherein sending the barrier control signal occurs irrespective of a boot up state of an infotainment system of the vehicle.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor perform a method, the method comprising:

determining at least one zone associated with a barrier;

determining a current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is determined when a vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier;

sending a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier, wherein the barrier control signal is based on the current state of the barrier and is sent when the vehicle travels through the at least one zone associated with the barrier; and

presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein sending the barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier includes sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier from to an opened state when the vehicle enters a barrier opening zone and the current state of the barrier is a closed state or a partially opened state and sending the barrier control signal to remotely control the movement of the barrier to traverse the barrier to the closed state when the vehicle enters a barrier closing zone and the current state of the barrier is the opened state or the partially opened state, wherein sending the barrier control signal occurs irrespective of a boot up state of an infotainment system of the vehicle.