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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2023
The Chamberlain Group Llc, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Waheed Ahmed, Westmont, IL (US);
Wei Lyn Lee, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Maged Riad, Roselle, IL (US);
Sudarshan Ravindran, South Elgin, IL (US);
Yang Yang, Kildeer, IL (US);
Adelaide Zhang, Northbrook, IL (US);
THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling operation of a garage door operator of a garage. The method includes tracking a travel distance of a vehicle from a parked location within a geo-fenced area that includes the garage toward a second location, determining a travel direction of the vehicle relative to a garage reference point of the garage and the parked location of the vehicle, and disabling an automatic close operation of the garage door operator based at least in part upon the travel direction being determined to be toward the garage reference point. The method further includes facilitating the automatic close operation based at least in part upon the travel direction not being toward the garage reference point and the travel distance satisfying a travel distance requirement.
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