Patent ID: 11952823
Assignee: CORNELLCOOKSON, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a processor, that a vehicle is approaching a door of a building based on a velocity vector of the vehicle, wherein the velocity vector is calculated based on data received from at least one sensor, wherein the determining is performed when the vehicle is determined to be within a virtual lane associated with the door;
calculating, by the processor, a time of arrival of the vehicle at the door based on the velocity vector of the vehicle and a distance of the vehicle from the door; and
controlling, by the processor, the door to begin opening at a time based on the time of arrival and an amount of time for the door to open such that the door is opened when the vehicle arrives at the door.