Patent ID: 9208629
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: E05F,E05Y,G07C,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining whether a vehicle is in a garage and determining whether an overhead garage door is open or closed, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a first parking sensor coupled to the processor, configured to determine a distance between a first end of the vehicle and a first object; a second parking sensor coupled to the processor, configured to determine a distance between a second end of the vehicle and a second object; a wireless transmitter coupled to the processor, configured to wirelessly transmit a message responsive to a signal received from the processor; a geographic location determiner coupled to the processor and configured to determine a geographic location of the vehicle; a wheel sensor coupled to the processor, configured to count rotations of a vehicle wheel; a non-transitory memory device coupled to the processor and storing program instructions for the processor, which when executed cause the processor to: