US 12,072,680 B2
Garage door system and method
Jeffrey Ordaz, American Canyon, CA (US)
Assigned to GMI Holdings, Inc., Mt. Hope, OH (US)
Filed by GMI Holdings, Inc., Mt. Hope, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,710.
Application 17/968,710 is a continuation of application No. 17/836,156, filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Application 17/836,156 is a continuation of application No. 14/518,731, filed on Oct. 20, 2014, granted, now 11,361,604, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 14/518,731 is a continuation of application No. 13/494,952, filed on Jun. 12, 2012, granted, now 8,866,583, issued on Oct. 21, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0077408 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01)
CPC G05B 19/042 (2013.01) [G07C 9/20 (2020.01); G05B 2219/25168 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25187 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door system comprising:
a door module configured to be installed in proximity to a motorized door opener configured to operate a movable door, the door module comprising:
a communication module configured to connect to an Internet router and to receive user commands through the Internet router from a remote door server;
a door close/open module configured to direct the door opener to open or close the door in response to a user command received by the communication module;
a door status module configured to send door status information to the remote door server; and
a housing, wherein the communication module, the door close/open module, and the door status module are integrated within the housing; and
a door sensor including an active sensing component configured to be physically coupled to the movable door, the door sensor configured to collect door state information and transmit the door state information to the door module.