IP Library Granted Patent US 11,555,331
Granted Patent B2
US 11,555,331 · App. 17/127,769 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Barrier control system

Inventor: William D. Johns (Arlington, VA)
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Patent No.
US 11,555,331
App. No.
17/127,769
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A barrier control system running a program thereon, the barrier control system including a main body, a control unit disposed within at least a portion of the main body to execute the program to control operations of the main body, and at least one control device connected to the control unit to control operations of the main body through the control unit based on the program.

Claims (30)

1. A barrier control system comprising:

a main body;

a control unit running a program thereon and disposed within at least a portion of the main body to execute the program to control operations of the main body, such that the main body moves in response to movement of a portion of the control unit in absence of an external application of force; and

at least one control device connected to the control unit to control operations of the main body through the control unit based on the program.

2. The barrier control system of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises:

a latch movably disposed within at least a portion of an interior of the main body to perpendicularly extend away from the interior of the main body with respect to a lateral direction; and

a deadbolt movably disposed within at least a portion of the interior of the main body to perpendicularly extend away from the interior of the main body with respect to the lateral direction.

3. The barrier control system of claim 2 , wherein the control unit comprises:

at least one motor connected to main body, the latch and the deadbolt to move the main body, the latch, and the deadbolt in response to rotation of the at least one motor.

4. The barrier control system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one motor is a hinge of the main body.

5. The barrier control system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one control device schedules a time for a schedule for events for the main body and the control unit.

6. The barrier control system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one control device uses the program to learn operation patterns to perform the schedule for events based on defects occurring within the main body and the control unit a number of times.

7. The barrier control system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one control device schedules a time for a schedule for moving the main body and the at least one motor.

8. The barrier control system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one control device uses the program to learn operation patterns to perform the schedule for moving the main body and the at least one motor based on movement occurring within a predetermined time.

9. The barrier control system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an input unit disposed on at least a portion of the main body to receive an input thereon, such that the control unit executes the program to compare the input to at least one authorized input.

10. The barrier control system of claim 9 , wherein the input unit comprises:

a keypad connected to the control unit to send the input to the control unit; and

a doorbell button connected to the control unit.

11. The barrier control system of claim 10 , further comprising:

an inner portion, comprising:

a speaker disposed on at least a portion of the main body to emit a doorbell ring in response to depressing the doorbell button.

12. The barrier control system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one sensor disposed on at least a portion of the main body and connected to the control unit to receive a sensor reading thereon, such that the control unit moves the main body in response to the sensor reading matching a list of sensor readings for authorized users.

13. The barrier control system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one camera disposed on at least a portion of the main body and connected to the control unit to record at least one of at least one picture and at least one video therein.

14. The barrier control system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one light disposed on at least a portion of the main body and connected to the control unit to illuminate a surrounding area of the main body.

15. The barrier control system of claim 14 , wherein the control unit adjusts a size of a target area from the at least one light.

16. The barrier control system of claim 15 , wherein the control unit adjusts the target area of the at least one light by at least one of increasing and decreasing a size of an illuminated area.

Continuity (1)
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