US 11,727,736 B2
Using a vehicle to identify a status of a garage door
Scott Huggins, Novi, MI (US); Jeremy Lerner, Southfield, MI (US); Jason Woo, Northville, MI (US); Daniel Sullivan, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); and Paige Wong, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/341,028.
Application 17/341,028 is a continuation of application No. 16/921,692, filed on Jul. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,120,655.
Prior Publication US 2022/0001886 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC G07C 9/00896 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a location of a vehicle relative to a geofence;
determining a location of one or more devices associated with one or more individuals relative to the geofence;
detecting, by a garage door status detection system in the vehicle and based on the location of the vehicle being outside the geofence, one of a closed condition, an open condition, or a partially-open condition of a garage door of a building;
transmitting, by a communication device in the vehicle and based on the detecting, a door-position status of the garage door to at least one of the one or more devices;
identifying which device or devices of the one of more devices will receive the door-position status using on a priority list; and
transmitting, to the identified device or devices, the door-position status in a text message, an email message, and/or a voice message.