Security system for a moveable barrier operator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12469347-B2
Application number	US-202318518103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2023
Priority date	May 28, 2021
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

Systems are provided for secure actuation of a device such as a moveable barrier operator. In certain embodiments, portions of communications are configured in order to cause information to be added to or deleted from a memory of one of the devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of operating a first device configured to communicate with a second device to cause the second device to reconfigure the first device, the method comprising:
setting at least a portion of a first changing code of the first device to a set value; transmitting from the first device a first message that includes at least a first fixed code and the first changing code having the set value; receiving by the first device a second message including a second fixed code and second changing code, wherein a portion of the second message is selected by the second device in response to the set value of the first changing code and includes an instruction specifying one of a single-sided learning protocol and a dual-sided learning protocol; and reconfiguring a memory of the first device based on the instruction of the portion of the second message selected in response to the set value of the first changing code.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message is configured to instruct the first device to store the second fixed code.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second changing code is set to a second set value.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second message is configured to instruct the first device to remove information from the memory of the first device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further includes transmitting a third message from the first device in response to receiving the second message, the third message confirming to the second device that the first device received the second message.

6 . An apparatus configured to communicate with a device to cause the device to reconfigure the apparatus, the apparatus comprising a control circuit and a memory, the control circuit configured to:
set at least a portion of a first changing code to a set value upon being placed in a specific mode; transmit a first message that includes at least a first fixed code and the first changing code having the set value; receive a second message including a second fixed code and second changing code, wherein a portion of the second message selected by the device in response to the set value of the first changing code and includes an instruction specifying one of a single-sided learning protocol and a dual-sided learning protocol; and reconfigure the memory based on the instruction of the portion of the second message selected in response to the set value of the first changing code.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the control circuit is configured to cause the memory to store the second fixed code based on the portion of the second message selected in response to the set value of the first changing code.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein control circuit is configured to erase information from the memory in response to the portion of the second message when the portion has a second set value.

9 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to cause the apparatus to transmit a third message, the third message confirming to the device that the apparatus received the second message.

10 . A device configured to reconfigure an apparatus upon receiving instructions from the apparatus, the device configured to:
receive from the apparatus a first message that includes at least a first fixed code and a first changing code set to a set value; select a learning protocol comprising one of single-sided learning protocol or a dual-sided learning protocol based on the first changing code; and send a second message including a second fixed code and second changing code, a portion of the second message including an instruction based on the selected learning protocol, wherein the instruction of the portion of the second message is configured to cause the apparatus to modify a first memory.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the second message is configured to cause the apparatus to store the second fixed code in the first memory.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the portion of the second message is at least a portion of the second changing code.

13 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the second message is configured to cause the apparatus to erase information from the first memory.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the portion of the second message is at least a portion of the second changing code.

15 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the first memory is a component of the device.

Assignees

• Chamberlain Group LLC

Inventors

• Axtolis Robert Jude

Classifications

• G07C2009/00928

  for garage doors · CPC title

• G07C9/00309

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title

• H04L9/3228

  One-time or temporary data, i.e. information which is sent for every authentication or authorization, e.g. one-time-password, one-time-token or one-time-key · CPC title

• H04L63/0869

  for achieving mutual authentication (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273) · CPC title

• G07C2009/00412

  the transmitted data signal being encrypted · CPC title