Method and device for operating a garage door of a garage

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (101, 111, 120) for operating a garage door (110) of a garage for a motor vehicle (100). The device (101, 111, 120) is designed to determine intention information relating to an intention of a user of the garage and / or of the motor vehicle (100), the intention information indicating in particular whether the user has the intention to move into the garage or out of the garage. Furthermore, the device (101, 111, 120) is designed to operate the garage door (110), in particular to open or close the garage door, on the basis of the intention information.

Description

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[0003] Method and device for operating a garage door of a garage

[0004] The invention relates to a method and a corresponding device designed to achieve a particularly comfortable and efficient operation of a garage door.

[0005] A motor vehicle is often parked in a garage, which may have a remote-controlled garage door that can be opened or closed using a remote control.

[0006] This document addresses the technical task of achieving a particularly comfortable and efficient operation of a garage door.

[0007] The problem is solved by each of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are described, inter alia, in the dependent claims. It should be noted that additional features of a claim dependent on an independent claim, without the features of the independent claim itself or only in combination with a subset of the features of the independent claim, can constitute a separate invention independent of the combination of all features of the independent claim, which can be made the subject of an independent claim, a divisional application, or a subsequent application. This applies equally to technical teachings described in the description, which can constitute an invention independent of the features of the independent claims.

[0008] According to one aspect, a device for operating a garage door of a garage for a motor vehicle is described. The garage door can be opened by an actuator (in particular by an electric motor) (to allow a user to move in or out of the garage (e.g. with the motor vehicle)) or closed (to allow the 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442).

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[0010] (to lock access to the garage). The device may be part of the motor vehicle, part of the garage and / or the garage door, and / or part of a mobile user device (such as a smart device, in particular a smartphone) of the user.

[0011] The device is designed to determine intention information regarding the intention of the garage and / or vehicle user. This intention information can indicate, for example, whether the user intends to enter or exit the garage, or whether the user does not wish to access the garage. Alternatively or additionally, the intention information can indicate whether the user might intend to remotely control the garage door, particularly from within the vehicle.

[0012] The device can be configured to determine intention information based on input data and a model (possibly AI-based) trained to process the input data and provide the intention information. The AI-based model may have been specifically trained for the user using training data. Alternatively or additionally, the AI-based model may have been adapted for the user based on an AI-based model developed for another user. This allows AI-based models to be efficiently provided and / or transferred to different users.

[0013] In another variant, the AI-based model can be configured to identify a user from a multitude of different users based on the input data. The intention information can then be determined in a particularly precise and robust manner, specific to the identified user. The device can also be configured to determine the role and / or function of the identified user. The intention information can then be determined in a particularly precise manner depending on the role and / or function of the identified user. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0015] The device can be configured to determine input data based on sensor data from one or more sensors located in the garage, the vehicle, and / or the user's mobile device. It should be noted that the one or more garage sensors can be located directly on the garage or in its vicinity (e.g., on a neighboring house or driveway). The one or more sensors can each include a camera, a radar sensor, a lidar sensor, and / or a sensor for detecting a radio signal (e.g., a Wi-Fi signal).

[0016] The input data can include and / or specify,

[0017] • a movement pattern of a mobile user device, one or more users and / or the motor vehicle;

[0018] • a position, speed, acceleration and / or orientation of a mobile application device, the user and / or the motor vehicle;

[0019] • a correlation with respect to time and / or with respect to the movement of multiple user devices, users and / or motor vehicles;

[0020] • Data from a user's calendar; and / or

[0021] • Social media data and / or user activity.

[0022] By using an (AI-based) model and / or by using sensor data from one or more sensors, the intention information can be determined in a particularly precise and robust manner.

[0023] The device is further configured to operate the garage door based on the intended purpose, in particular to open or close it. By taking intention information into account, particularly convenient and reliable operation of the garage door can be achieved. Des24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0025] Furthermore, precise training for different entities (especially users) can be enabled.

[0026] As previously explained, the device can be part of the motor vehicle. The device can be configured to determine, as intention information, a control command for controlling the garage door (which, for example, specifies whether the garage door should be opened or closed). The device can then cause the control command to be sent via a (wireless) communication link to the user's mobile device, in particular to a vehicle-specific software application on the user's device, in order to cause the user's device to forward the control command to the garage door, specifically via a garage door-specific software application on the user's device.

[0027] Alternatively or additionally, the device can be configured to determine, based on sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, that the garage door needs to be controlled. In response to this determination, a control command for operating the garage door can be sent to the garage door, particularly indirectly via a mobile user device, through a (wireless) communication link.

[0028] By using the mobile user device as an intermediate component for remote control of the garage door, legally compliant and / or particularly efficient and flexible remote control of the garage door can be achieved from the user interface of the vehicle.

[0029] The device may be configured (e.g., as part of the user's device or the garage or garage door) to recognize that the garage door, on the one hand, and the motor vehicle and / or the user's mobile device, on the other, are compatible for remote control of the garage door from the motor vehicle and / or the user's device. In response to 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0031] The system can be configured to enable remote control of the garage door from the vehicle and / or user device, on the one hand, and the vehicle and / or user device from the other. The device can, for example, be set up to display a message to the user informing them of the possibility of remote control of the garage door from the vehicle and / or user device.

[0032] Automatic detection of compatibility between a vehicle or user device and the garage door enables particularly convenient and reliable remote control of the garage door.

[0033] According to another aspect, a (road) motor vehicle (in particular a passenger car or a truck or a bus or a motorcycle) is described that includes the device described in this document.

[0034] According to another aspect, a mobile user device is described that includes the device described in this document.

[0035] According to another aspect, a garage door and / or a garage is described that includes the device described in this document.

[0036] According to another aspect, a system is described that includes a motor vehicle, a garage door and / or a user device.

[0037] According to another aspect, a method for operating a garage door of a garage for a motor vehicle is described. The method includes determining intention information regarding the intention of a user of the garage and / or the motor vehicle. The intention information can indicate whether the user intends to move into or out of the garage. Furthermore, the method includes the operation, in particular the 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0039] Opening or closing the garage door depending on the intention information.

[0040] It should be noted that the aspects described in connection with the device, in particular the claims described in connection with the device, are also applicable to the method as corresponding process features.

[0041] Another aspect described is a software (SW) program. The SW program can be configured to run on a processor (e.g., on a vehicle's control unit) and thereby execute the procedure described in this document.

[0042] Another aspect describes a storage medium. This storage medium can include a software program configured to run on a processor and thereby execute the procedure described in this document.

[0043] It should be noted that the methods, devices, and systems described in this document can be used both alone and in combination with other methods, devices, and systems described in this document. Furthermore, any aspect of the methods, devices, and systems described in this document can be combined with one another in a variety of ways. In particular, the features of the claims can be combined with one another in a variety of ways. Features listed in parentheses are to be understood as optional features.

[0044] The invention will now be described in more detail using exemplary embodiments.

[0045] Figure 1 shows an exemplary system with a vehicle and a garage with a garage door; and 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0047] Figure 2 shows a flowchart of an exemplary procedure for operating a garage door.

[0048] As stated at the outset, this document deals with increasing the comfort and / or reliability of operation and / or legal compliance in the operation of a garage door for a (motor) vehicle. In this context, Fig. 1 shows an exemplary system 150 with a vehicle 100 and a garage door 110. The vehicle 100 and / or the garage door 110 can each have one or more environmental sensors 102, 112, each configured to acquire sensor data relating to the environment of the vehicle 100 or the garage door 110, respectively. Exemplary environmental sensors 102, 112 are a camera, a radar sensor, a lidar sensor, a radio signal detection sensor, and / or an ultrasonic sensor.

[0049] The vehicle 100 and / or the garage door 110 can each include a control device 101, 111, which is configured to operate the vehicle 100 or the garage door 110, respectively, depending on the sensor data from one or more environmental sensors 102, 112. Furthermore, the vehicle 100 and / or the garage door 110 can each include one or more actuators 103, 113, which can be controlled by the respective control device 101, 111. The one or more actuators 103 of the vehicle 100 can be configured to automatically guide the vehicle 100 longitudinally and / or laterally. Examples of actuators 103 are a drive motor, a steering actuator, and / or a brake actuator. The one or more actuators 113 (e.g. one or more electric motors) of the garage door 110 can be designed to automatically open and / or close the garage door 110.

[0050] The vehicle 100 and / or the garage door 110 may each further include a communication unit 105, 115, each configured to have a wireless communication link 131 with an external 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0052] To operate communication partners. Examples of communication connections 131 are: a Bluetooth communication connection, a WLAN communication connection, and / or a 3G, 4G or 5G communication connection.

[0053] The vehicle 100 may also include a user interface 104 that allows a user of the system 150 to interact with the vehicle 100.

[0054] System 150 may also include a mobile user device 120, e.g., a smartphone, belonging to a user of System 150. The mobile user device 120 may be configured to communicate with the vehicle 100 and / or the garage door 110 via a (wireless) communication link 131. The mobile user device 120 may include a software application that allows the user to remotely control the garage door 110. Furthermore, the mobile user device 120 may include a software application that allows the user to interact with the vehicle 100.

[0055] The system 150 can also include a server 130 which is set up to communicate with the vehicle 100, the garage 110 and / or the mobile user device 120 via a (wireless) communication link 131.

[0056] The user device 120 can be configured to interact with the garage door 110 via a (wireless) communication link 131 (e.g., Bluetooth (BT), WLAN and / or UWB (UltraWideBand)) in order to open and / or close the garage door 110 remotely, independent of the vehicle. Thus, the user device 120 and the communication unit of the user device 120 (instead of dedicated radio hardware for the garage door 110 in the vehicle 100) can be used for remote control of the garage door 110. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0058] The user device 120 can be integrated into the vehicle 100's bus system via a communication connection 131 (e.g., USB, BT, WLAN, Android Auto and / or CarPlay). This allows the garage door 110 to be used and / or controlled directly from the vehicle 100, including menu navigation for opening and / or closing, and / or status monitoring of the garage door 110 (via the vehicle 100's user interface 104).

[0059] Furthermore, an automatic close and / or open function for the garage door 110 can be provided when approaching or exiting the garage. This function can take into account vehicle-specific information and data such as approach, position, and / or movement patterns.

[0060] An intention recognition system (possibly AI-supported) can be provided for the Automatic Close and / or Open function. This system can recognize the user's intention based on factors such as movement, position, approach, acceleration, habit (trained or learned), movement correlations, temporal correlations, calendar data, and / or social media data.

[0061] The user device 120, in particular the SW application for controlling the garage door 110, can be configured to independently select the appropriate communication connection 131 for interaction with the garage door 110 (e.g. directly via Bluetooth, or indirectly via the Internet and possibly the server 130).

[0062] The user can pair the control unit 120 with the garage door 110 (e.g., via Bluetooth). The garage door 110 can then be controlled via the control unit 120, and its status can be viewed. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0064] Furthermore, the user can connect the application device 120 (e.g. via Bluetooth) to the vehicle 100 in order to gain access to the bus system of the vehicle 100 (e.g. using a software application from the manufacturer of the vehicle 100).

[0065] The user can be enabled to open or close the garage door 110 and / or view the status of the garage door 110 via the user interface 104 of the vehicle 100. The respective control signal (e.g., to open) can be sent from the vehicle 100 to the user device 120 via a (secure) communication connection 131 (e.g., via Bluetooth). The manufacturer's software application can forward the control signal to the software application of the garage door 110, and the control signal can then be sent from the software application of the garage door 110 (via a communication connection 131) to the garage door 110. If a direct Bluetooth connection exists between the user device 120 and the garage door 110, the control signal can be sent directly to the garage door 110. Otherwise, the control signal can be sent indirectly to the garage door 110 via the internet (and the server 130).The decision regarding the communication path between user device 120 and garage door 110 may depend on: the location, distance and / or position of the user device 120 relative to the garage door 110 (which can be determined via UWB, for example), and / or on a (AI-learned) pattern.

[0066] It can be configured that when approaching garage door 110, a pop-up window appears on the user interface 104 of vehicle 100, allowing the user to open the appropriate garage door 110. Alternatively or additionally, it can be configured that garage door 110 opens automatically based on the position of vehicle 100 and / or its approach to garage door 110.

[0067] Vehicle 100 can be trained (e.g., AI-based) to learn a pattern for exiting the garage through garage door 110. For example, parkt24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0069] The user only partially moves vehicle 100 out of the garage, for example, to let passengers in. In a subsequent second step, vehicle 100 can then be fully parked so that garage door 110 can be closed. Such a pattern can be learned and recognized during a subsequent parking maneuver (e.g., based on vehicle movement, the opening or closing of a front door, the user's movement, and / or the status of vehicle 100's drive motor).

[0070] As explained above, the garage door 110 can include one or more environmental sensors 112, each configured to acquire sensor data relating to the area surrounding the garage door 110. The control device 111 of the garage door 110 can be configured to control the garage door 110 (possibly autonomously) based on the sensor data from the one or more environmental sensors 112 of the garage door 110.

[0071] The garage door 110 can, for example, autonomously, i.e. independently of the vehicle 100, recognize authorized persons and / or vehicles 100, and can then automatically open and / or close the garage door 110.

[0072] For example, one or more cameras (112) can be mounted externally on the garage door (110) to detect approaching vehicles and / or authorized vehicles, and / or people and / or bicycles. Optionally, one or more cameras (112) can be used inside the garage. Sensors and / or cameras from different manufacturers can be used. Sensing can be achieved through an infrared-transmitting garage door (110), via radar technology, or via a radar-transmissive garage door (110).

[0073] A standard technology such as WLAN can be used for localization. Sensing changes in electromagnetic fields from one or more radio transmission technologies (e.g., WLAN) can be used for (highly accurate) localization. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0075] An intention recognition system (possibly AI-supported) can be provided for an automatic close and / or open function of the garage door 110. The user's intention can be recognized, for example, based on movement, position, approach, acceleration, habit (trained or learned), movement correlations, temporal correlations, calendar data, and / or social media data.

[0076] An external camera (112) at the garage can, for example, identify an authorized vehicle (110) based on its license plate. The camera (112) can detect the approach of the vehicle (110). Based on whether the vehicle is too close, the camera (112) can determine the intention to park. In response, the garage door (110) can be opened. If necessary, a computer model can be used to determine the intention to park inside the garage. In response, the garage door (110) can be opened. If necessary, an external and / or internal camera (112) can detect when the driver has left the garage. In response, the garage door (110) can be closed.

[0077] AI-based intention detection can be performed regarding approaching and / or leaving the garage. This intention detection can occur upon arrival, i.e., when the vehicle 100 intends to park in the garage, and / or upon leaving the garage with the vehicle 100. To determine the intention, data from one or more user devices 120 (e.g., smartphone, smartwatch, smartglasses, ring, etc.) and / or the vehicle 100 itself can be used as input for the AI ​​model.

[0078] Examples of (input) data include:

[0079] • one or more movement patterns;

[0080] • Position, speed, acceleration and / or orientation values;

[0081] • a relative approach, in particular between garage, vehicle and / or user; 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0083] • Habits and / or regularities (trained, learned, and / or manually recorded);

[0084] • identified intentions (e.g., user walks to the garage to drive away vs. to get a ladder from the garage vs. to cycle past the garage);

[0085] • Movement correlation and / or temporal correlations between different devices (e.g., smartphone to vehicle) and / or people (e.g., two smartphones with the same vehicle access);

[0086] • Calendar data; and / or

[0087] • Social media data and / or activities.

[0088] In one example, the user walks 120 km to the garage with their smartphone. The approach to the garage is determined using the AI-based model (e.g.,

[0089] Movement patterns and comparison with historical data) and / or UWB detection. AI-based intention recognition can detect that vehicle 100 is in use. In response, garage door 110 can be opened automatically.

[0090] The user gets into vehicle 100, so that smartphone 120 and vehicle 100 exhibit similar movements, accelerations, and / or changes in position. An (AI-based) correlation analysis can be performed, and it can be detected that the unit consisting of smartphone 120 and vehicle 100 is leaving the garage. The garage can detect this departure via AI (using the same operating principles). Subsequently, the garage door 110 can close automatically.

[0091] The AI-based model can, for example, recognize if the user has previously been working in the garden and is then retrieving the ladder from the garage. It can then automatically open and close the garage door. Furthermore, the AI-based model can, for example, recognize if the user has previously put on sportswear, connected their fitness tracker, loaded their sports playlist, or accessed their device (e.g., 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442).

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[0093] If someone takes their bicycle out of the shed (not the garage) and walks past the garage, the garage door (110) can remain closed.

[0094] Instead of training a separate AI model for each user, a trained and individually parameterized AI model can be transferred from one user to a second user (while maintaining security and data protection regulations). The transferred AI model can then be retrained and customized with user-specific parameters and / or data.

[0095] For example, a generic AI model can be provided for all users, sharing and expanding synergistic elements that individual users may have.

[0096] However, specifics differ depending on the entity.

[0097] For example, a fully trained AI model can be prepared and deployed for a primary user. This AI model can then be transferred to another user. Specific information can be added for the second user, while specific information for the primary user can be removed. For instance, the adapted AI model for the second user could recognize the intention to retrieve potting soil from the garage instead of the ladder, or it could recognize that the second user is walking past the garage with walking sticks instead of a bicycle.

[0098] Instead of providing an AI model for a single primary user, an AI model can be provided that recognizes one or more different users. This AI model can utilize various data sources, ensure the assignment to different entities (e.g., users), and perform entity-specific AI interpretations. The behavior and, in particular, the intention of each individual user can be calculated separately using AI. Different permissions, such as role-specific ones (small child vs. older child, grandmother vs. mail carrier), can be taken into account. Additional information sources can be used for the respective entity-specific AI model, such as 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442.

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[0100] Confidential package delivery forecasts, attendance / absence information and / or a school calendar are taken into account.

[0101] In one example, the AI ​​model determines movement and, in particular, intention predictions for different users, specific to each entity. One user might be permanently prevented from using the garage. Another user might only be allowed to use the garage during a specific time interval.

[0102] For example, a specific user can be granted access upon approaching by bicycle (standard parking space in the garage), and the garage door can be opened automatically. Access for another user may only be granted if one or more conditions are met (e.g., the presence of a specific supervisor and / or the presence of fewer than a maximum number of people).

[0103] The AI-based model can be trained to recognize an unknown person. For example, an unknown postal worker can be identified based on their movement and / or the information "authorized to leave packages." This can then trigger the automatic opening of garage door 110 (e.g., if no other person is present and / or if the postal worker has previously rung the doorbell).

[0104] System 150 can recognize the user's intention to remotely control a garage door 110. For example, user device 120 can recognize that the garage door 110 is capable of remote control (e.g., via Bluetooth, WLAN, and / or UWB). Furthermore, user device 120 can be trained to recognize the technical capabilities of vehicle 100. Based on this, it can recognize that vehicle 100 and garage door 110 are capable of remote control of the garage door 110 by vehicle 100. The user of user device 120 can be notified of this capability. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0106] Compatibility can be detected (e.g., AI-based) based on movement, position, approach, acceleration, habit (trained or learned), movement correlations, temporal correlations, calendar data, and / or social media data.

[0107] Alternatively or additionally, the garage or garage door 110 can be designed to recognize a compatible vehicle 100 and / or a compatible user device 120.

[0108] For example, the user walks past the garage with their smartphone (120). The smartphone recognizes the garage's compatibility, for example, because the garage announces itself and its technical capabilities via Bluetooth. Alternatively, this can be achieved via ID and cloud identification of the capabilities, for example, using the MAC address and a database. Furthermore, the user can walk past their vehicle (100) with their smartphone (120), and the smartphone (120) recognizes the vehicle's compatibility, for example, because the garage announces itself and its technical capabilities via Bluetooth. This can also be achieved via ID and cloud identification of the capabilities, for example, using the MAC address and a database. Alternatively or additionally, the smartphone (120) can be connected to the vehicle (100), and the vehicle's technical capabilities can then be recognized.The smartphone 120 can inform the user (or another user) about the compatibility between the garage and the vehicle 100.

[0109] Fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a (possibly computer-implemented) method 200 for operating a garage door 110 of a garage for a motor vehicle 100. The method 200 can be executed by a control device 101 of the motor vehicle 100, by a control device 111 of the garage door 110 or the garage, and / or by a mobile application device 120 of a user. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442

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[0111] Procedure 200 comprises determining 201 intention information regarding the intention of the user of the garage and / or the motor vehicle 100. The intention information can, in particular, indicate whether the user intends to move into or out of the garage. Alternatively, the intention information can indicate whether the user might intend to remotely control the garage door 110. Alternatively, the intention information can indicate whether the user might intend to remotely control the garage door 110 indirectly via a mobile user device 120 from the vehicle 100.

[0112] The procedure 200 further includes the operation 202, in particular the opening or closing, of the garage door 110 depending on the intention information.

[0113] By determining intention information, a particularly comfortable and reliable operation of a garage door 110 can be achieved.

[0114] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown. In particular, it should be noted that the description and the figures are intended only to illustrate the principle of the proposed methods, devices, and systems by way of example.

Claims

24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442 - 18 - Claims 1) Device (101, 111, 120) for operating a garage door (110) of a garage for a motor vehicle (100); wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured, - To ascertain intention information regarding the intention of a user of the garage and / or the motor vehicle (100); wherein the intention information indicates in particular whether the user intends to move into or out of the garage; and - to operate the garage door (110) depending on the intention information, in particular to open or close it. 2) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 1, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured to determine the intention information based on input data and using an AI-based model configured to process the input data in order to provide the intention information. 3) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 2, wherein the AI-based model was trained on training data specifically for the user. 4) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 2, wherein the AI-based model was adapted for the user starting from an AI-based model for another user. 5) Device (101, 111, 120) according to one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the AI-based model is configured, - to identify a user from a large number of different users based on the input data; and 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442 - 19 - - to determine the intent information specific to the identified user. 6) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 5, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured, - to determine a role and / or function of the identified user; and - to determine the intention information depending on the role and / or function of the detected user. 7) Device (101, 111, 120) according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured to determine the input data based on sensor data from one or more sensors (102, 112) of the garage, the motor vehicle (100) and / or a mobile application device (120) of the user. 8) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 7, wherein the one or more sensors (102, 112) comprise a camera, a radar sensor, a lidar sensor, and / or a sensor for detecting a radio signal. 9) Device (101, 111, 120) according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the input data includes and / or specifies, - a movement pattern of a mobile application device (120), the user and / or the motor vehicle (100); - a position, speed, acceleration and / or orientation of a mobile application device (120), the user and / or the motor vehicle (100); - a correlation with respect to time and / or with respect to the movement of multiple user devices (120), users and / or motor vehicles (100); - Data from a user's calendar; and / or - Social media data and / or user activity. 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442 - 20 - 10) Device (101, 111, 120) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) - part of the motor vehicle (100); - part of the garage and / or garage door (110); or - is part of a mobile application device (120) of the user. 11) Device (101, 111, 120) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein - the device (101, 111, 120) is part of the motor vehicle (100); and - the device (101) is installed, - to determine, as intention information, a control command for controlling the garage door (110); and - to cause the control command to be sent via a communication link (131) to a mobile user device (120) of the user, in particular to a vehicle-specific software application of the user device (120), in order to cause the user device (120) to forward the control command, in particular via a garage door-specific software application of the user device (120), to the garage door (110). 12) Device (101, 111, 120) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein - the device (101, 111, 120) is part of the motor vehicle (100); and - the device (101) is installed, - to determine, based on sensor data from one or more sensors (102) of the motor vehicle (100), that the garage door (110) is to be controlled; and - in response to the determination, to cause a control command to be issued to control the garage door (110), 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442 - 21 - in particular indirectly via a mobile user device (120) of the user, via a communication link (131) to the garage door (110). 13) Device (101, 111, 120) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured, - to recognize that the garage door (110) on the one hand and the motor vehicle (100) and / or a mobile user device (120) of the user on the other hand are compatible for remote control of the garage door (110) from the motor vehicle (100) and / or from the user device (120); and - in response to the detection that the garage door (110) on the one hand and the motor vehicle (100) and / or the user device (120) on the other hand are enabled for remote control of the garage door (110) from the motor vehicle (100) and / or from the user device (120). 14) Device (101, 111, 120) according to claim 13, wherein the device (101, 111, 120) is configured to issue a notification to the user to inform the user of the possibility of remote control of the garage door (110) from the motor vehicle (100) and / or from the user device (120). 15) Method (200) for operating a garage door (110) of a garage for a motor vehicle (100); wherein the method (200) comprises, - Determining (201) intention information regarding the intention of a user of the garage and / or the motor vehicle (100); wherein the intention information specifically indicates whether the user intends to move into or out of the garage; and 24-2437, 24-2438, 24-2439, 24-2440, 24-2441, 24-2442 - 22 - - Operation (202), in particular opening or closing, of the garage door (110) depending on the intention information.

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