Prodea Case Studies More Convenience with LiftMaster

	More Convenience with LiftMaster Prodea

More Convenience with LiftMaster

Prodea

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries Networks & Connectivity - Gateways Processors & Edge Intelligence - System on a Chip
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Challenge	Seventy percent of all Americans enter their homes through their garage door. In June 2011, LiftMaster unveiled an innovative new line of Internet-connected garage door openers. This portfolio of new products set the bar for convenience by enabling customers to monitor and control their garage doors from a smartphone-based app. LiftMaster was looking for the perfect middleware solutions meeting their cost and reliability goals for connecting LiftMaster products to the Internet, while at the same time enabling an easy installation process. Read More
About Customer	LiftMaster (LiftMaster MyQ Garage Door Opener) Read More
Customer Name	LiftMaster Read More
Solution	The LiftMaster team investigated existing Arrayent-enabled products, including Mattel’s IoT-enabled IM-Me toy, to find a model for connectivity and user experience. By pairing a low-cost microprocessor with Arrayent’s gateway design and Arrayent’s Development Kit (DevKit), the LiftMaster garage doors could be easily connected, and their controlling operations could be managed with a simple smartphone app. LiftMaster was able to deliver their connected garage doors after a year of product development and marketing, and it is now a leading product in the LiftMaster line. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Processors & Edge Intelligence - System on a Chip

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Challenge

Seventy percent of all Americans enter their homes through their garage door. In June 2011, LiftMaster unveiled an innovative new line of Internet-connected garage door openers. This portfolio of new products set the bar for convenience by enabling customers to monitor and control their garage doors from a smartphone-based app.

LiftMaster was looking for the perfect middleware solutions meeting their cost and reliability goals for connecting LiftMaster products to the Internet, while at the same time enabling an easy installation process.

About Customer

LiftMaster (LiftMaster MyQ Garage Door Opener)

Customer Name

LiftMaster

Solution

The LiftMaster team investigated existing Arrayent-enabled products, including Mattel’s IoT-enabled IM-Me toy, to find a model for connectivity and user experience.

By pairing a low-cost microprocessor with Arrayent’s gateway design and Arrayent’s Development Kit (DevKit), the LiftMaster garage doors could be easily connected, and their controlling operations could be managed with a simple smartphone app.

LiftMaster was able to deliver their connected garage doors after a year of product development and marketing, and it is now a leading product in the LiftMaster line.

Impact #1	[Process Optimization - Remote Control] Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market] Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened during the introduction of new products.
Impact #3	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] The status of assets can be identified in near real-time.

Impact #1

[Process Optimization - Remote Control]
Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market]
Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened during the introduction of new products.

Impact #3

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
The status of assets can be identified in near real-time.

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More Convenience with LiftMaster

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