US 12,442,832 B2
Wall-mounted controller with anti-tamper feature
Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Social Circle, GA (US); John R. Johnson, Flowery Branch, GA (US); and Dylan A. D'Cruz, New Haven, CT (US)
Assigned to ABL IP Holding LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by ABL IP Holding LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,890.
Prior Publication US 2024/0210441 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G08B 29/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01P 15/003 (2013.01) [G01P 1/06 (2013.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G08B 29/046 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller, the controller comprising:
a sensor configured to obtain and store acceleration samples corresponding to an orientation of the controller;
a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit messages to one or more devices controlled by the controller; and
a processor in communication with the sensor and the transceiver and configured to control overall operation of the controller,
wherein the processor is configured to:
read the stored acceleration samples from the sensor,
determine whether the stored acceleration samples read from the sensor are within a specified range, and
cause the controller to change from a normal operating mode to an anti-tamper mode when more than one of the read acceleration samples are not within the specified range, wherein in the anti-tamper mode the processor is configured to control the transceiver to inhibit wireless transmission of a message in response to activation of a control switch on the controller to the one or more devices controlled by the controller.