Claims:WE CLAIM:
1) A system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT comprising of;
a. User interface (database of the website)for seeing all the important information showing the status of the garage to open/close it remotely;
b. Microcontroller with camera integrates directly with the microcontroller allowing easy interfacing and helping user with low light conditions and provides the ability to add Inferred lights;
c. Sensors measuring for detecting the presence of humans and surrounding area which is monitoring the pin, is notified;
d. Relay for physically opening the garage door;
e. Sending signal to microcontroller pins to quickly switch the relay on and off.
2) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said User Interface is the landing page once the users is logged into the system from where the user can see all the important information the system provides.
3) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said system shows the status of the garage as well as the ability to open/close it remotely.
4) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said photo of the garage with a timestamp of when it was last updated.
5) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said User interface is with a Secured system via a login and a Viewer window to see the garage via the camera.
6) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said current status of the garage, open/closed/secured/unsecured can be seen by the user and is easily viewable log of the recent actions recorded by the system
7) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said User can see the history of the photos/videos from the logged actions and notifies immediately to the user about any changes in the system.
8) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said PIR motion sensor is able to reach all areas of the garage anyway and Both the side door and the garage door are with magnetic reed sensor.
9) The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said user would always know when someone entered the garage and when the garage is ‘secured’, it sends the notifications to a cell phone, and sends notifications when garage is opened it automatically.
, Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a remote monitoring system. The present invention more particularly relates to a remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
Knowing the status of home when anyone is away is a very important thing. Before the age of the internet this was very difficult; however, in today’s age, it is easier than ever to connect pieces and parts of your home to the internet so that they can be monitored from afar. Everything from complex, professionally installed systems, to simple, do it yourself (DIY) projects exists to achieve this goal. All of these systems provides information about the status of home via the internet so that when the home isn’t occupied, important information can still be monitored and reported. The garage is the main entry in and out of most people’s home so monitoring this while the house is vacant can provide some peace of mind.
Sometimes, people forget to close their garage door after they leave their house. They may start to remember that they forgot to close their garage door. Unfortunately, they cannot do anything because they have to be physically next to the garage door to close it.
Most garage door systems today require mechanical contacts or other more expensive hardwired components for monitoring the door status. Although currently, there are internet based remote garage door monitoring and opening/closing systems, such as LiftMaster openers enabled by MyQ technology and Craftsman's Assurelink, these systems require configuring a standalone device to connect to a network and it is costly to build a configurable interface for such a small device.
So there is a need for a system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT. The present invention is a multi-part system that aims to solve these problems by allowing the user to get information about the garage via the internet while they are not at home. The system of the present invention helps to take of the garage and updates information to the user about the breakage of garage if any. The system of the present invention prevents people into the garage while the house is empty. Therefore, there is a need for a system which allows users to monitor the garage door status and control the opening and closing of the garage door from anywhere
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The main object of the present invention is to provide a system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT and to prevent people into the garage while the house is empty.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-part system by allowing the user to get information about the garage via the internet while they are not at home.
Yet another object of the present invention is to help to take of the garage and updates information to the user about the breakage of garage if any and allows users to monitor the garage door status and control the opening and closing of the garage door from anywhere.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
Accordingly, a system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT is disclosed. The system for remote monitoring and managing a garage comprising of; User interface (database of the website)for seeing all the important information showing the status of the garage to open/close it remotely; Microcontroller with camera integrates directly with the microcontroller allowing easy interfacing and helping user with low light conditions and provides the ability to add Inferred lights; Sensors measuring for detecting the presence of humans and surrounding area which is monitoring the pin, is notified; Relay for physically opening the garage door followed by Sending signal to microcontroller pins to quickly switch the relay on and off.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Fig 1 is the flowchart for the remote monitoring and managing a garage.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH RESPECT TO DRAWINGS:
The present invention is a system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT. The present invention is a multi-part system that aims to solve these problems by allowing the user to get information about the garage via the internet while they are not at home. The system of the present invention helps to take of the garage and updates information to the user about the breakage of garage if any. The present invention prevents people into the garage while the house is empty. The present invention allows users to monitor the garage door status and control the opening and closing of the garage door from anywhere.
In one embodiment, a system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT comprising of;
a. User interface for seeing all the important information showing the status of the garage to open/close it remotely;
b. Microcontroller with camera integrates directly with the microcontroller allowing easy interfacing and helping user with low light conditions and provides the ability to add Inferred lights;
c. Sensors measuring for detecting the presence of humans and surrounding area which is monitoring the pin, is notified;
d. Relay for physically opening the garage door;
e. Sending signal to microcontroller pins to quickly switch the relay on and off.
User Interface Dashboard: The dashboard is the landing page once the users is logged into the system. From here the user can see all the important information the system provides. On the left it shows the status of the garage as well as the ability to open/close it remotely. A list of devices is shown beneath the button. The devices are used to secure the garage when the house is vacant and sets if the users are notified of changes in the garage. Finally, below that is a list of the most recent status updates logged in the system. On the right hand side there is a photo of the garage with a timestamp of when it was last updated.
User interface is with a Secured system via a login and a Viewer window to see the garage via the camera. The garage can be remotely open/close. The current status of the garage i. e. open/closed/secured/unsecured can be seen by the user. It is easily viewable log of the recent actions recorded by the system. User can see the history of the photos/videos from the logged actions. The system of the present invention notifies immediately to the user about any changes in the system. The system of the present invention is cost effective and parts are easily accessible. Microcontroller is the low cost, low powered computer that is popular with DIY and IoT projects.
Microcontroller camera is a webcam that integrates directly with the microcontroller itself. The camera has built in to the default microcontroller that allows easy interfacing. The camera helps user with low light conditions and provides the ability to add Inferred lights in the future to see objects in the dark.
Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor measures infrared radiation and detects changes in the levels. This makes it ideal for detecting the presence of humans because they emit heat and when they pass by a PIR sensor, it can detect the difference between them and the surrounding area. When motion is detected, the PIR sensor flips to a high state and the program, which is monitoring the pin, is notified and can execute a series of commands.
Magnetic reed switch is a simple switch that is grounded when closed (connected) and the circuit is broken when the magnet half is removed. These switches are commonly used in home security on doors and windows to signal when it is open or closed. One half of the switch is attached to the garage door and the other half is attached to the inside of the garage. When the garage door is closed the two halves are close enough together to close the switch, but when the garage door is opened the switch is opened signaling to the Raspberry Pi that the door is open.
The single pole single throw (SPST) relay is used to physically open the garage door. Tapping into the same two wires used for the physical button, normally placed next to the door by the entrance house, and connecting them to the relay you can toggle the garage door. A signal is sent from one of microcontroller pins to quickly switch the relay on and off. When the relay is switched on and off it mimics the pressing of the button on the wall.
The software interfaces with the microcontroller to determine if the garage is open or closed, to detect motion, and to open/close the garage door remotely.
The hardware is contained within a small case and attached to the bottom of the garage door opener. This location provides easy access to power, the wires needed to open/close the garage, and the magnetic reed switch mounted on the garage door itself. From this location there is also a good view of the entrance points of the garage so that the camera can record any activity of people in the garage.
User Interface Dashboard: The dashboard is the landing page once the users is logged into the system. From here the user can see all the important information the system provides. On the left it shows the status of the garage as well as the ability to open/close it remotely. A list of devices is shown beneath the button. The devices are used to secure the garage when the house is vacant and sets if the users are notified of changes in the garage. Finally, below that is a list of the most recent status updates logged in the system. On the right hand side there is a photo of the garage with a timestamp of when it was last updated.
The ability to see a log of all the activities recorded by the system and easily download the photos and videos taken is an important part of this project. The logs page, displays all the logs, most recent entry first, along with links to download the picture and video. The pictures/videos can only be downloaded if the activity recorded was ‘motion detected’ or ‘door opened’.
Admin users have the ability to add/remove other users access to the system. By default, these users have access to the dashboard and the log screens. If a Bluetooth mac address is added to the user, it associate that device with the user and automatically use it as one of the devices that are monitored to secure the garage when the house is vacant.
The present invention is a small, self-contained hardware that allows the user to interface with it from any internet connected device. From the interface the user can see the status of the garage, remotely manage it and see a log of the most recent activity recorded by the system. One for the interfacing with the garage door and the other for the motion sensing and camera. Also coordinating the communication between the devices add unnecessary overhead if they were going to be mounted so close together.
Both the motion sensor and the magnetic door sensor occasionally trigger a false positive. The PIR motion sensor has a physical adjustment knob to adjust the sensitivity of the motion sensor. However, even with the sensitivity at the lowest setting, it still would trigger some false positives, as in sending an alert that there was motion in the garage when there was indeed no motion in the garage. While checking for Bluetooth devices seems to be working decent there are many times that while the device is still in the house, just a bit out of range that the system enables the security. it waits another cycle and checks again to see if the devices are still all out of range. This helps to eliminate the quick, device out of range problem, but it still securing the garage within 10 minutes of leaving the house. Bluetooth address only using wireless should be able to give much more accurate results since wireless has a much longer range than Bluetooth does.
Even though the system meets all the original objectives there are still many areas for improvement. Some of the possible improvements to the system are outlined below. The motion sensor is placed in the center of the garage facing the floor which makes it hard to sense motion in all areas of the garage. A PIR motion sensor would never be able to reach all areas of the garage anyway. Both the side door and the garage door are the only two external entrances to the garage. If they were both set up with a magnetic reed sensor the user would always know when someone entered the garage. Currently the garage secures itself and un-secures itself based on the presence of any When the garage is ‘secured’ it sends the notifications to a cell phone, however when a user just gets home the garage is still secured and when the garage is opened it automatically sends a notification. It would be great to have the program check immediately after the door is opened to see if any of the devices are in rage before sending a notification. In other words, if it is an authorized person that is entering the house, there is no need to send a notification. Being able to set a schedule and/or override the security status would be a nice feature to add. Even if the user are at home, there might be times that they would want to receive notifications of a breach in the garage. Adding an audible alarm to the garage that would sound when an intruder enters the secured garage would make it function much more like an actual home alarm system and act as a deterrent if someone was attempting to break in. The present invention receives the alerts. The present invention allows you to add multiple user accounts and/or email addresses to send the notifications, but the Garage Eye admin would have to be altered to allow for these contacts to be saved.
In another embodiment, A system for remote monitoring and managing a garage with IOT comprising of;
a. User interface (database of the website)for seeing all the important information showing the status of the garage to open/close it remotely;
b. Microcontroller with camera integrates directly with the microcontroller allowing easy interfacing and helping user with low light conditions and provides the ability to add Inferred lights;
c. Sensors measuring for detecting the presence of humans and surrounding area which is monitoring the pin, is notified;
d. Relay for physically opening the garage door;
e. Sending signal to microcontroller pins to quickly switch the relay on and off.