Patent ID: 8952783
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A moveable barrier operator comprising: an actuator; a transmitter having an output; a controller coupled to the actuator and the transmitter, the controller programmed to form a message in response to a user actuation of the actuator, the message indicating a request for assistance, wherein the controller is programmed to establish a communication channel between the moveable barrier operator and an assistance center and to transmit the message to the assistance center at the output of the transmitter over the communication channel; and monitoring circuitry of the controller configured to relay settings of the operator to the assistance center over the communication channel in response to the user actuation of the actuator; wherein the controller is configured to adjust settings selected from the group consisting of a maximum travel distance, force settings, a speed of travel, a pause time of the barrier, and combinations thereof, the settings adjusted according to messages received from the assistance center regarding the settings of the operator relayed by the monitoring circuitry.