US 11,746,584 B2
Remote monitoring and control of moveable barrier in jackshaft door operator system
Tim Ikeler, Melbourne, FL (US); LeRoy G. Krupke, Carrollton, TX (US); Brent Buescher, Wooster, OH (US); Brent A. Rauscher, Keller, TX (US); Gregory D. Matias, Copley, OH (US); Michael Dragomier, North Canton, OH (US); Robert E. Thomas, Jr., Flower Mound, TX (US); Daniel Punchak, Wadsworth, OH (US); Robert Merwin, Wooster, OH (US); and Jerry B. Chrane, Argyle, TX (US)
Assigned to GMI Holdings, Inc., Mount Hope, OH (US)
Filed by GMI Holdings, Inc., Mt. Hope, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/855,482.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/838,052, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0340288 A1, Oct. 29, 2020
Int. Cl. H04H 20/71 (2008.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/77 (2015.01) [E05Y 2400/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/66 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/814 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/822 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/85 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/106 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A garage door status monitoring and control system, comprising:
a control module to receive garage door position information and to receive a change-door-status command from a remotely located Internet access device, said control module comprising a programmable platform configured to:
route said garage door position information to a wireless interface for transmission to said Internet access device; and
cause said change-door-status command to generate a light or sound command to a Bluetooth controller, as well as generate a door command corresponding to said change-door-status command, said door command being delayed by the programmable platform by initiating a delay of a defined period of time elapsing from receipt of an acknowledge signal from a remote fixture;
the Bluetooth controller controllably generating a wireless signal in response to receipt of the light or sound command to actuate the remote fixture with a light or sounder, the remote fixture configured to wirelessly return the acknowledge signal indicating receipt of the light or sound command, and
the acknowledge signal conductively transmitted to the programmable platform, the receipt of the acknowledge signal allowing the door command to be generated by the programmable platform after expiration of the defined period of time, and the absence of receipt of the acknowledge signal during the defined period of time preventing the generation of the door command by the programmable platform.