MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR WITH TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE

摘要

The present invention is generally a movable barrier operator with a touchscreen user interface, and more specifically, to a movable barrier operator that provides an integrated display for enabling a graphical user interface (GUI) that relays easy to use diagnostic or systemic information to a user. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a movable barrier operator with a touchscreen display that provides a GUI to enable installing, troubleshooting, or controlling the movable barrier operator. This touchscreen interface is implemented with the barrier operator and provides the advantage of displaying meaningful information without the need to use pseudo-words to communicate a message, a setting or an option to the user. In the same manner, the GUI offers the capability to present readable and meaningful messages in case of errors or malfunctions instead of displaying error codes or pseudo-language which inadequately describes these errors.

主权项

1. A movable barrier operator, comprising:
a motor configured to move a barrier; a touch-screen display; a processor; a memory; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including:
instructions for detecting one or more signals from one or more sensors in communication with the processor;instructions for generating data from the one or more signals, the data pertaining to one or more parameters of a movable barrier system;instructions for displaying the data on the touch-screen display;instructions for detecting a user contact with the touch-screen display;instructions for determining a command in response to the user contact; andinstructions for altering the one or more parameters of the movable barrier system based on the command in response to the user contact.