Trainable transceiver and cloud computing system architecture systems and methods

• US 10,096,186 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Geerlings, Steven L., Witkowski, Todd R., Wright, Thomas S., Papay, Douglas C., Shearer, Carl L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US15/631,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20170294065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• Field of Search: 340 525
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00507 keyless data carrier having more than one function
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00865 remotely by wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00888 programming by learning
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/28 using pulse code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/62 Rolling code

Abstract

A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a device, the system including a trainable transceiver, communications electronics, and a processing circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver and the communications electronics. The processing circuit is configured to train the trainable transceiver to control a device using information received from a cloud computing system remote from the device and vehicle via the communications electronics.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a device, comprising:

a trainable transceiver operable in a vehicle;

communications electronics configured to receive, via a cloud computing system, configuration information related to controlling a remote device separate from the vehicle; and

a processing circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver and the communications electronics, the processing circuit configured to train the trainable transceiver to control the remote device using the configuration information received via the cloud computing system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications electronics include at least one of a cellular transceiver, a radio frequency transceiver, or a Bluetooth transceiver.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein processing circuit is configured to communicate with a mobile communications device using the communications electronics, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to communicate with the cloud computing system using the mobile communications device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to transmit location information to the cloud computing system, wherein the cloud computing system is configured to determine whether the trainable transceiver is located within a geographic boundary based on a location of the remote device, and wherein the cloud computing system is configured to send the configuration information for training a trainable transceiver to the processing circuit only if the trainable transceiver is located within the geographic boundary based on the location of the remote device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the configuration information received via the cloud computing system is transmitted to the cloud computing system by a second trainable transceiver prior to being received by the processing circuit.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the processing circuit is configured to operate according to a copy mode wherein upon receipt of the configuration information, the processing circuit is configured to transmit a signal to the cloud computing system which causes the cloud computing system to transmit a second signal to the second trainable transceiver formatted to erase at least a portion of the memory of the second trainable transceiver.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the configuration information includes at least one of an activation signal parameter or an encryption key.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the configuration information includes all data for controlling one or more devices stored on the second trainable transceiver.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the processing circuit is configured to send a transmission which erases memory of the second trainable transceiver.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the cloud computing system is configured to send a transmission which erases memory of the second trainable transceiver.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the configuration information does not include an encryption key.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cause the trainable transceiver to be learned by the device.

13. A method for training a trainable transceiver, comprising:

receiving, at a processing circuit operable in a vehicle, a user input;

sending a request transmission to a cloud computing system using communications electronics coupled to the processing circuit;

receiving configuration information, using the communication electronics, from the cloud computing system, wherein the configuration information is related to controlling a remote device separate from the vehicle and includes an activation signal parameter; and

storing the configuration information received from the cloud computing system in memory coupled to the processing circuit.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes a key.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the configuration information does not include a key.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising sending, using the communications electronics, an erase transmission to the cloud computing system.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the cloud computing system sends a second erase transmission to a second trainable transceiver in response to receiving the erase transmission.

18. A system for controlling a remote device, comprising:

a trainable transceiver operable in a vehicle;

an input device;

communications electronics; and

a processing circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver, the input device, and the communications electronics, the processing circuit configured to receive a user identification via the input device,

wherein the processing circuit is configured to send, using the communications electronics, a transmission to a cloud computing system containing the user identification, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to train the trainable transceiver to control a remote device separate from the vehicle using configuration information received from a cloud computing system via the communications electronics, wherein the configuration information is related to controlling the remote device.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the cloud computing system is configured to transmit the configuration information to the processing circuit in response to receiving the user identification from the processing circuit.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the configuration information transmitted to the processing circuit is based on the user identification.