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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2018
Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Macau, MO;
William Marcus McNabb, Anderson, SC (US);
TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED, Macau, MO;
Abstract
A garage door opener system having a garage door opener and a remote input device electrically connected to the garage door opener by an electrical conductor. The remote input device receives power by the electrical conductor. The remote input device includes a device controller to communicate an event message, monitor for an acknowledgement message within a time period, and repeat the event message when the acknowledgement message is not received within a time period. The garage door opener includes a master controller. The master controller receives the event message and communicates the acknowledgement message in response to receiving the event message. Also disclosed is a method of operating the garage door opener system.