Patent ID: 11919376
Assignee: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 15:
16. A smart bar lock comprising:
a pole with a length that corresponds to a length of an area along which a sliding portion of a sliding door slides and has a first end and a second end;
a motorized hinge coupled to an end of the pole and configured to rotate to the pole by the end of the pole; and
a processor that is configured to perform operations of:
determining to lock the smart bar lock and maintain the sliding door in a closed position;
moving the pole from a vertical position into a horizontal position with the motorized hinge;
determining to unlock the smart bar lock and enable the sliding door to be opened;
moving the pole into the vertical position with the motorized hinge;
determining that an obstruction is blocking a path of the pole; and
in response to determining that an obstruction is blocking the path of the pole, moving a wire or a shelf to move the obstruction from the path of the pole before moving the pole.