Secure remote control system with receiver controlled to add and delete identity codes

Claim 2

An automatic door receiver system for use with a door in an opening to a limited access parking space having an opened and a closed position, said automatic door receiver system comprising a receiver unit for receiving radio frequency signals; a nonvolatile read/write identity code memory having stored therein a plurality of authorized identity codes; a receiver controller connected to said receiver unit and said read/write identity code memory for demodulating any identity code modulated on said radio frequency signals, and generating an open door signal whenever a demodulated identity code corresponds to an authorized identity code; and a memory controller connected to said read/write identity code memory for control of said authorized identity codes stored in said read/write identity code memory, and having means for writing identity codes into selected memory locations and for deleting identity codes by overwriting the corresponding memory location with a predetermined unauthorized identity code.

Claim 3

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of portable transmitter units, each having a predetermined unique identity code fixed in manufacture, for transmitting a radio frequency signal modulated with said unique identity code upon manual actuation; and a legible indicia imprinted on each transmitter unit, the indicia being related to the identity code.

Claim 4

An automatic door receiver system for use with a door in an opening to a limited access parking space having an opened and a closed position, said automatic door receiver system comprising a receiver unit for receiving radio frequency signals; a nonvolatile read/write identity code memory having stored therein a plurality of authorized identity codes; a receiver controller connected to said receiver unit and said read/write identity code memory for demodulating any identity code modulated on said radio frequency signals, and generating an open door signal whenever a demodulated identity code corresponds to an authorized identity code; a door controller connected to said receiver controller for moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon receipt of said open door signal; said door controller moves the door from the opened position to the closed position a predetermined time following each movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position; the receiver controller further inhibiting moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon receipt of a demodulated identity code corresponding to an authorized identity code within a predetermined interval after receipt of that same demodulated identity code; and a vehicle exit detecting means disposed in vicinity of the door interior of the opening for detecting a vehicle immediately interior of the opening; wherein said door controller is further connected to said vehicle exit detecting means for moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon each detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening.

Claim 5

An automatic door receiver system for use with a door in an opening to a limited access parking space having an opened and a closed position, said automatic door receiver system comprising a receiver unit for receiving radio frequency signals; a nonvolatile read/write identity code memory having stored therein a plurality of authorized identity codes; a receiver controller connected to said receiver unit and said read/write identity code memory for demodulating any identity code modulated on said radio frequency signals, and generating an open door signal whenever a demodulated identity code corresponds to an authorized identity code; a door controller connected to said receiver controller for moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon receipt of said open door signal; said door controller moves the door from the opened position to the closed position a predetermined time following each movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position; the receiver controller further inhibiting moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon receipt of a demodulated identity code corresponding to an authorized identity code within a predetermined interval after receipt of that same demodulated identity code; and a vehicle exit detecting means disposed in vicinity of the door interior of the opening for detecting a vehicle immediately interior of the opening; wherein said door controller is further connected to said vehicle exit detecting means for moving the door from the closed position to the opened position upon each detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening.

Claim 6

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said vehicle exit detecting means includes a pneumatic tube disposed proximate the door interior of the opening for detection of compression of said pneumatic tube indicating presence of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening; and said door controller moves the door from the closed position to the opened position upon each detection of the presence of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening by said pneumatic tube.

Claim 7

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said vehicle exit detecting means includes an induction loop disposed for detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening; and said door controller moves the door from the closed position to the opened position upon each detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening by said induction loop.

Claim 8

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said vehicle exit detecting means includes a radiant beam detector projecting a radiant beam across the position of a vehicle disposed proximate the door interior of the opening for detection of interruption of said radiant beam indicating presence of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening; and said door controller moves the door from the closed position to the opened position upon each detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening by said radiant beam detector.

Claim 9

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising: a clock circuit connected to said controller for generating a time signal indicative of the current time of day; and wherein said door controller sets said predetermined interval dependant upon said time signal.

Claim 10

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 7, wherein: said door controller sets said predetermined interval for a shorter time during times of day expected to have a large rate of vehicle passage through the door relative to times of day expected to have a small rate of vehicle passage through the door.

Claim 11

The automatic door receiver system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising: a lot full indicator connected to said receiver controller and for generating a lot full indication perceivable from a vehicle immediately exterior of the opening upon receipt of a lot full signal; and said receiver controller for incrementing a lot vehicle count upon each movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position upon receipt of a demodulated identity code corresponding to an authorized identity code, decrementing said lot vehicle count upon each movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position in response to detection of a vehicle immediately interior of the opening, supplying said lot full signal to said lot full indicator and inhibiting generation of said door open signal upon receipt of a demodulated identity code corresponding to an authorized identity code whenever said lot while count is greater than or equal to a predetermined lot vehicle capacity.