Patent ID: 9230378
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: E05F,E05Y,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A system for causing a garage door opener to open a garage door, the system comprising: a distance sensor configured to detect a distance to the garage door by directing a signal towards an opening defined by the garage door; an interface coupled to an environment sensor and configured to receive environment data from the environment sensor and configured to receive distance data from the distance sensor; and processing electronics coupled to the interface, configured to receive data from the interface, configured to use the received environment data to determine whether an environmental condition exists, configured to use the received distance data to determine if a vehicle is in a garage based on whether the detected distance is below a threshold, and configured to provide a command to cause the garage door opener to open the garage door based on a determination that the environmental condition exists and a determination that the vehicle is in the garage.