Garage Door Controller With Camera and Manual Switch Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing controller devices for garage door openers lack cameras and manual switches, limiting their functionality and compatibility with remote monitoring and control.
Innovation Solution
A controller device equipped with a camera and manual switch, configured for wireless communication with an electronic device, enabling remote monitoring and control of garage doors, and allowing integration with existing wired systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a controller device is equipped with a camera and manual switch, then remote monitoring and control functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a camera, manual switch, wireless communication module, and garage door opener control into a single integrated controller device. This merging of multiple functional components resolves the technical contradiction by providing remote monitoring and control capabilities while maintaining a unified, manageable device structure rather than requiring separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller device performs multiple functions including capturing images via camera, receiving manual switch inputs, wireless communication with mobile devices, and controlling garage door openers. This multi-functionality approach improves adaptability and versatility while consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate devices, thereby managing complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a controller device integrates wireless communication and camera capabilities, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical control systems with wireless communication technology. The wireless module enables communication between the controller and mobile devices without physical connections, while the camera provides visual monitoring without requiring physical presence. This substitution improves ease of operation by eliminating mechanical constraints while the integrated design manages the resulting complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing controller devices are upgraded with camera and manual switch, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The controller device is designed as an integrated unit with distinct functional modules (camera module, switch module, wireless communication module, control module). This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and tested independently with standard precision requirements, then assembled into a unified device that achieves high adaptability without requiring excessive overall manufacturing precision.
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AI summary
A camera equipped controller device for manual or remote actuation of a garage door opener includes a controller, which can be attached to a wall in a garage and wiredly engaged to a garage door opener for a garage door of the garage. The controller can communicate wirelessly with an electronic device of a user. The controller comprises a manual switch, which can be switched to actuate the garage door, and a camera, which can capture an image of a space defined by the garage. Also included is programming code, which is selectively positionable on the electronic device and which enables the electronic device to receive and to selectively present a status of the garage door and the image captured by the camera. The programming code also enables wireless control of the garage door opener via the controller.