ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,032, issued on June 10, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Method and apparatus for controlling a movable barrier system" was invented by Michael Lamb (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), Michael Bailey (Carlsbad, Calif.), Jay Stone (San Marcos, Calif.) and Carlo Petrucci (San Marcos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a method conducted by a movable barrier gateway device is disclosed for controlling a movable barrier, comprising receiving, by a communication interface, a remote command from a remote control device to move the movable barrier, the remote command sent over a network, delaying...