Open Sesame, with its battery back-up, allows you to get in and out when you desire it most. Imagine arriving at your home during an electrical storm and finding that a power outage has locked you out because your automatic door won't work. It does not close the door with a spring mechanism as do most other systems. The door closes under power, at your command, allowing the door to be left open indefinitely if you so desire, or even to be left ajar. This is a real advantage when one is transporting groceries or caring for children.
Many people use it for letting their pets in and out.
People confined to wheelchairs or beds cannot usually operate windows, but this system allows them some control of ventilation and room temperature. Provided with the Open Sesame Door System is a small match box sized device with a special pressure pad on the face that is extremely easy to activate. The Open Sesame System allows a locked door to be released through the use of an automated strike-plate. With the Open Sesame command, the door is unlatched and power-opened. The existing keys will also still unlatch the door.