Patent ID: 7331144

Claim:
A method of operating a moveable barrier operator comprising: moving a movable barrier from a closed position to an open position; storing a pause profile in a memory; determining an ambient condition selected from the group consisting of time of a day, a day of a week, a month of a year, a day of a year, a temperature, and a measured light intensity; accessing the pause profile and determining a pause time based upon the measured ambient condition; measuring traffic patterns at the moveable barrier and adjusting the pause profile based upon a change in traffic patterns; and causing a moveable barrier to remain in an open position for the pause time, the causing the movement of the movable barrier to remain in an open position comprises pausing the movement of the moveable barrier when the open position is reached, maintaining the barrier in the open position for the pause time, and returning the barrier to a closed position after the pause time has expired.