Patent ID: 8542093

Claim:
A network operator radio module configured to be removably attached to a barrier operator for moving an access barrier between limit positions, and a network appliance, the network operator radio module comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive, via a coupling to a receiver antenna, a first local communication signal containing a first command to control at least one function maintained by said network appliance; a transceiver circuit configured to transmit, via a coupling to a transceiver antenna, a network communication signal to a network appliance over a communication network, the communication network including a network controller; a microcontroller coupled to the receiver antenna coupling and the transceiver antenna coupling, wherein said microcontroller is configured to convert said first local communication signal to the network communication signal, and transmit said network communication signal to said network appliance via the transceiver circuit; and a communication interface configured to removably couple the network operator radio module to the barrier operator, the communication interface comprising a coupling to the receiver antenna, wherein the barrier operator is configured to receive and respond to a second local command signal containing a second command to control at least one function maintained by said barrier operator, said second local command signal being received via the communication interface, and wherein the microcontroller is further configured to receive, simultaneous to the barrier operator, and not respond to the second local command signal.