Patent ID: 7164246
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A movable barrier operator, comprising: an electric motor responsive to control signals for moving the barrier; a transmission connected to the motor to be driven thereby and to the movable barrier to be moved; a controller; a first command apparatus mounted in a location remote from the controller and accessible by users of the movable barrier operator for manually generating first command inputs, the first command inputs being indicative of a first user-requested change of the motion of the barrier; a second command apparatus comprising at least one command switch mounted on an exterior housing of the controller and accessible to users of the movable barrier operator for generating second command inputs in response to user interaction with the second command switch, the second command inputs being indicative of a second user-requested change of the motion of the barrier; and the controller, responsive to the receipt of the first command inputs from the first command apparatus and responsive to the receipt of the second command inputs from the second command apparatus for generating control signals to cause the electric motor to change the motion of the barrier according to the first and second command inputs.