Garage Access Control via Wireless Button Emulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic parking and garage door opener systems are typically distinct and unable to cooperate effectively, limiting their integration and control during vehicle maneuvers.
Innovation Solution
An arrangement and process that integrates a controllable switch and receiver circuit to simulate button depression, allowing wireless control of park area access systems using a different communication technology, such as Bluetooth or WLAN, synchronized with vehicle maneuvers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If distinct automatic parking unit and garage door opener systems are used, then each system can operate independently, but they are unable to cooperate with each other
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the automatic parking unit and garage door opener into a single integrated system. The control unit of the automatic parking unit directly controls the garage door mechanism, merging two previously separate systems into one unified system that can coordinate their operations automatically during parking maneuvers.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system performs multiple functions: it operates as an automatic parking guidance system and simultaneously controls the garage door opening/closing. The control unit serves dual purposes by managing both vehicle positioning and door operation, eliminating the need for separate dedicated systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional sub GHz radiofrequency signal is used for remote control, then existing UGDO systems can be controlled, but integration with automatic parking unit is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated system acts as an intermediary between the vehicle's automatic parking unit and the garage door mechanism. Instead of requiring separate remote controls for each system, the control unit mediates communication and coordinates operations, allowing the vehicle's onboard system to directly control the garage door as part of the automatic parking sequence.
3Productivity
If separate control systems are used for parking and garage door operation, then each system can be optimized independently, but coordination during vehicle maneuvers is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions of the automatic parking unit and garage door opener into a single integrated control unit. This allows real-time coordination where the garage door operation is automatically synchronized with the vehicle's parking maneuvers, eliminating delays and manual intervention while reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
An arrangement for controlling a park area access system comprises a button (34) and a first control circuit (30) connected to the button (34) and suited to trigger the operation of the park area access system upon actuation of the button (34). The arrangement also comprises a receiver circuit (46); a controllable switch (44) connected in parallel to the button (34); and a second control circuit (42) suited to toggle the controllable switch (44) when the receiver circuit (46) receives a wireless instruction. A process for controlling a park area access system using such an arrangement is also described.