Patents by Inventor Cory Jon Sorice
Cory Jon Sorice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11851939Abstract: A movable barrier operator system including a movable barrier operator configured to be connected to a movable barrier and move the movable barrier. The system includes a remote control configured to utilize a first security protocol to wirelessly transmit a communication to the movable barrier operator and cause the movable barrier operator to move the movable barrier. The movable barrier operator is configured to receive information representative of a second security protocol and to eliminate a compatibility of the movable barrier operator with communications from the remote control utilizing the first security protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Casparus Cate, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 11639617Abstract: A lock for securing a door is provided, the lock includes a housing configured to be mounted on a door, a locking member movable between locked and unlocked positions, a core with a keyway and configured to turn relative to the housing to cause the locking member to move between the locked and unlocked positions, at least one optical source configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation signal at an object in the keyway, at least one optical detector configured to detect at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation signal, a memory configured to store at least one authorized key characteristic, a motor configured to control movement of the locking member between locked and unlocked positions, and a processor that determines at least one sensed characteristic of the object in the keyway based at least in part on the electromagnetic radiation signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Jordan Ari Farber, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 11600124Abstract: In one aspect, a server computer is configured to facilitate operation of a movable barrier operator using voice commands. The server computer includes a processor configured to receive a request for a first rolling voice identifier from a communication apparatus in response to receipt of a voice command of a user requesting a state change of a movable barrier. The processor is configured to send the first rolling voice identifier to the communication apparatus causing the communication apparatus to provide a first physical stimulus to the user based at least in part on the first rolling voice identifier and user account information. The processor is configured to receive a communication indicative of a user voice response to the first physical stimulus and determine whether to instruct the movable barrier operator to change a state of the movable barrier based on the user voice response to the first physical stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Casparus Cate, James J. Fitzgibbon, Martin B. Heckmann, James J. Johnson, David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 11562610Abstract: In one aspect, a portable electronic device is provided for accessing a secured area to deliver a package therein. The portable electronic device includes a sensor configured to detect an indicium of the package and communication circuitry configured to communicate a message to a server computer associated with the package upon the sensor detecting the indicium. The communication circuitry is further configured to receive delivery information from the server computer, the delivery information including at least a location of the secured area. The portable electronic device further includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the communication circuitry. The processor is configured to cause, via the communication circuitry, the movable barrier operator to open a movable barrier associated with the secured area.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Maurien Alamin, Jordan Ari Farber, Ghazi Tahir Khan, Erik James Manninen, David R. Morris, Corey Jevon Norman, Sapta Gireesh Pudipeddi, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20220230132Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided including receiving, at a server computer, a communication that indicates controllability of an access control device by a client application associated with an e-commerce service. The access control device associated with a property and configured to selectively allow access to the property relative to interaction with the client application. The method further includes determining that the property is constituted by dwellings beyond the access control device and identifying, based on a reconciliation of addresses of the dwellings with information of user accounts of an e-commerce service, at least one of the dwellings associated with the e-commerce service. The method further includes causing relative to the reconciliation an update to at least one of the user accounts associated with the at least one of the dwellings, the update opting-in the at least one of the user accounts to a feature of the e-commerce service.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 11288620Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided including receiving, at a server computer, a communication that indicates controllability of an access control device by a client application associated with an e-commerce service. The access control device associated with a property and configured to selectively allow access to the property relative to interaction with the client application. The method further includes determining that the property is constituted by dwellings beyond the access control device and identifying, based on a reconciliation of addresses of the dwellings with information of user accounts of an e-commerce service, at least one of the dwellings associated with the e-commerce service. The method further includes causing relative to the reconciliation an update to at least one of the user accounts associated with the at least one of the dwellings, the update opting-in the at least one of the user accounts to a feature of the e-commerce service.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20220065024Abstract: A barrier operator feature enhancement device is designed to provide one or more features found in modern barrier operator devices and to incorporate those features into a previously installed barrier operator system. To facilitate ease of use, the barrier operator feature enhancement device can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. To facilitate the ease of installation, the device is designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the feature enhancement device works with the barrier operator to provide one or more additional features to enhance the capabilities of the previously installed barrier operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Casparus Cate, James J. Fitzgibbon, Robert R. Keller, JR., Sapta Gireesh Pudipeddi, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20210272401Abstract: In one aspect, a portable electronic device is provided for accessing a secured area to deliver a package therein. The portable electronic device includes a sensor configured to detect an indicium of the package and communication circuitry configured to communicate a message to a server computer associated with the package upon the sensor detecting the indicium. The communication circuitry is further configured to receive delivery information from the server computer, the delivery information including at least a location of the secured area. The portable electronic device further includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the communication circuitry. The processor is configured to cause, via the communication circuitry, the movable barrier operator to open a movable barrier associated with the secured area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Maurien Alamin, Jordan Ari Farber, Ghazi Tahir Khan, Erik James Manninen, David R. Morris, Corey Jevon Norman, Sapta Gireesh Pudipeddi, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20210233336Abstract: The systems and methods provided herein use a rolling voice identifier in a multi-factor authentication system to avoid the security problems present in prior voice activated control systems. By implementing a rolling voice identifier in an access control platform, users may no longer need to be concerned with being overheard or recorded when providing voice authentication commands to an access control platform because the rolling voice identifier that the user will be prompted to speak will be specific to the particular instance of control of an access control platform. An access control platform is a platform that controls operation of a movable barrier by, for example, controlling the state of a movable barrier using a remote control. An access control platform may cause a movable barrier to become opened, closed, locked, or unlocked to permit or prevent access to a physical space by a physical object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Casparus Cate, James J. Fitzgibbon, Martin B. Heckmann, James J. Johnson, David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20210182780Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided including receiving, at a server computer, a communication that indicates controllability of an access control device by a client application associated with an e-commerce service. The access control device associated with a property and configured to selectively allow access to the property relative to interaction with the client application. The method further includes determining that the property is constituted by dwellings beyond the access control device and identifying, based on a reconciliation of addresses of the dwellings with information of user accounts of an e-commerce service, at least one of the dwellings associated with the e-commerce service. The method further includes causing relative to the reconciliation an update to at least one of the user accounts associated with the at least one of the dwellings, the update opting-in the at least one of the user accounts to a feature of the e-commerce service.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20200402337Abstract: A movable barrier operator system including a movable barrier operator configured to be connected to a movable barrier and move the movable barrier. The system includes a remote control configured to utilize a first security protocol to wirelessly transmit a communication to the movable barrier operator and cause the movable barrier operator to move the movable barrier. The movable barrier operator is configured to receive information representative of a second security protocol and to eliminate a compatibility of the movable barrier operator with communications from the remote control utilizing the first security protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Casparus Cate, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 10810817Abstract: Generally speaking, and pursuant to these various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium is provided that allows a guest to contact an owner or operator of a secured premises or area to gain access to the secured premises. An access control device initiates contact with a guest device and provides a resource to contact an owner device. If the owner decides to grant access to the guest, the owner selects a suitable input on the owner device so that the owner device sends an authorized signal to the guest device. The guest device acts as a gateway and forwards the authorized signal to the access control device. The access control device operates in response to reception of the authorized signal to grant the guest access to the secured premises.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Scott Murray, Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20190244448Abstract: In one aspect, a portable electronic device is provided for accessing a secured area to deliver a package therein. The portable electronic device includes a sensor configured to detect an indicium of the package and communication circuitry configured to communicate a message to a server computer associated with the package upon the sensor detecting the indicium. The communication circuitry is further configured to receive delivery information from the server computer, the delivery information including at least a location of the secured area. The portable electronic device further includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the communication circuitry. The processor is configured to cause, via the communication circuitry, the movable barrier operator to open a movable barrier associated with the secured area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Maurien Alamin, Stephen Charles Coates, Jordan Ari Farber, Jeremy Eugene Jenkins, Ghazi Tahir Khan, Erik James Manninen, David R. Morris, Corey Jevon Norman, Sapta Gireesh Pudipeddi, Cory Jon Sorice, Gregory John Stanek
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Publication number: 20190206160Abstract: Generally speaking, and pursuant to these various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium is provided that allows a guest to contact an owner or operator of a secured premises or area to gain access to the secured premises. An access control device initiates contact with a guest device and provides a resource to contact an owner device. If the owner decides to grant access to the guest, the owner selects a suitable input on the owner device so that the owner device sends an authorized signal to the guest device. The guest device acts as a gateway and forwards the authorized signal to the access control device. The access control device operates in response to reception of the authorized signal to grant the guest access to the secured premises.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Scott Murray, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 10229548Abstract: Generally speaking, and pursuant to these various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium is provided that allows a guest to contact an owner or operator of a secured premises or area to gain access to the secured premises. An access control device initiates contact with a guest device and provides a resource to contact an owner device. If the owner decides to grant access to the guest, the owner selects a suitable input on the owner device so that the owner device sends an authorized signal to the guest device. The guest device acts as a gateway and forwards the authorized signal to the access control device. The access control device operates in response to reception of the authorized signal to grant the guest access to the secured premises.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Scott Murray, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 9587420Abstract: A wireless obstacle detection system includes a wireless photosensitive sensor and a communication module designed to provide a retrofit solution for easily adding obstacle detection capabilities to a previously installed barrier operator system. In one form, the wireless obstacle detector can be provided with a gateway device for adding additional functionality, including enabling long range remote operation of a barrier operator. To facilitate ease of installation, the communication module can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators including using at least two different protocols for communication with obstacle detectors. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the barrier operator and communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. The communication module may be designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Roy Keller, Jr., Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20170002595Abstract: A wireless obstacle detection system includes a wireless photosensitive sensor and a communication module designed to provide a retrofit solution for easily adding obstacle detection capabilities to a previously installed barrier operator system. In one form, the wireless obstacle detector can be provided with a gateway device for adding additional functionality, including enabling long range remote operation of a barrier operator. To facilitate ease of installation, the communication module can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators including using at least two different protocols for communication with obstacle detectors. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the barrier operator and communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. The communication module may be designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Robert Roy Keller, JR., Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 9396598Abstract: Application software for a mobile utilizes a functionality of the mobile device to determine a location and determine whether the location is within a predetermined area surrounding an access control device that controls access to the secured premises. In response to determining that the mobile device is located within the predetermined area, the application software can display identification information for owners or tenants of the secured premises. Upon receipt of a selection received from a user input of the mobile device, the mobile device can communicate with a device of the owner over any suitable communication network in order to be granted access to the secured premises by operation of the access control device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Scott Murray, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 9371678Abstract: A barrier sensor device and associated control device monitor operation of a barrier operator system. The barrier sensor device monitors operation of barrier operators for undesirable amounts of strain without barrier operator force as an input. The barrier sensor device instead detects both motion and tilt of a barrier. By monitoring these two aspects of barrier operation, the barrier sensor device compiles data that can be analyzed by the control device and compared to un-strained or previously compiled barrier operator data to determine whether the barrier operator system is under strain and requires service.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Roy Keller, Jr., Cory Jon Sorice
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Publication number: 20160117874Abstract: Application software for a mobile utilizes a functionality of the mobile device to determine a location and determine whether the location is within a predetermined area surrounding an access control device that controls access to the secured premises. In response to determining that the mobile device is located within the predetermined area, the application software can display identification information for owners or tenants of the secured premises. Upon receipt of a selection received from a user input of the mobile device, the mobile device can communicate with a device of the owner over any suitable communication network in order to be granted access to the secured premises by operation of the access control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Scott Murray, Cory Jon Sorice