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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2006
Applicants:
William G. Gioia, Winfield, IL (US);
Robert Rainey, Riverside, CA (US);
Inventors:
William G. Gioia, Winfield, IL (US);
Robert Rainey, Riverside, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Chamberlain Group, Inc., Elmhurst, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An access control system is provided for a movable barrier. A main communication unit grants access to a movable barrier operator. The movable barrier operator controls movement of the movable barrier. A remote communication unit has an input device to receive an access request and to transmit a corresponding access signal to the main communication unit and to transmit a status indication to the main communication unit in response to detecting a predetermined event.