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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a motorized hinge coupled to a first end of the pole and configured to rotate to the pole by the first end of the pole;
a coupling on a second end of the pole that is opposite the first end; 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 to change a position of the sliding door, the position comprising at least one of an open position or the closed position;
in response to determining to change the position of the sliding door:
attaching the coupling to a corresponding component on the sliding portion of the sliding door; and
causing, using the motorized hinge, the pole to change the position of the sliding portion of the sliding door from a first position to a second position.