Patent ID: 8839557

Claim:
A control device that operates an automatic door closer, the control device comprising: a sensor attached to the door, the sensor operable to transmit data indicative of the orientation of the door; a receiver that is operable to: receive the data from the sensor; monitor the orientation of the door based on the data received from the sensor; transmit a door closing instruction to the automatic door closer when the door orientation has been open for a first period; pause the transmitting of door closing information to the automatic door closer for a second period in response to an input that is received from a user, the second period being a fixed time; and transmit the door closing instruction to the automatic door closer at the end of the second period; transmit the door closing instruction to the automatic door closer using a second transmission when the data indicative of the orientation of the door indicates that the door has remained opened upon the first transmission of the door closing instruction.