Remote receive antenna for vehicle communication system
First Claim
1. A communication system for a vehicle comprising:
- a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, the trainable transceiver module comprising;
a transceiver having a transmit antenna, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit at least one first control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle; and
a controller having a processor and a memory storage device, wherein the memory storage device is configured to store at least one second control signal and to output the at least one first control signal to the transceiver;
a button on a panel disposed within an interior of the vehicle, configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least one first control signal; and
a remote receive antenna disposed within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to;
communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button;
receive the at least one second control signal from a training transmitter, andrelay, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one second control signal via a cable to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module, the cable extending between and connecting the remote receive antenna and the trainable transceiver module,wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one second control signal for transmitting the at least one first control signal and wherein the memory is configured to store the at least one second control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter.
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Abstract
A communication system for a vehicle that includes a transceiver having a transmit antenna disposed adjacent to an exterior component of the vehicle, the transceiver being configured to transmit at least one signal to a receiver external to the vehicle. The communication system also includes a controller having a processor and a memory storage device, the memory storage device being configured to store the at least one signal and to output the at least one signal to the transceiver. The communication system also includes a remote receive antenna disposed within an interior of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the memory storage device, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to receive the at least one signal from a training transmitter and to output the at least one signal to the memory storage device.
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1. A communication system for a vehicle comprising:
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a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, the trainable transceiver module comprising; a transceiver having a transmit antenna, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit at least one first control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle; and a controller having a processor and a memory storage device, wherein the memory storage device is configured to store at least one second control signal and to output the at least one first control signal to the transceiver; a button on a panel disposed within an interior of the vehicle, configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least one first control signal; and a remote receive antenna disposed within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to; communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button; receive the at least one second control signal from a training transmitter, and relay, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one second control signal via a cable to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module, the cable extending between and connecting the remote receive antenna and the trainable transceiver module, wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one second control signal for transmitting the at least one first control signal and wherein the memory is configured to store the at least one second control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, the trainable transceiver module having a transmit antenna, wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to store at least first one control signal, to receive an indication from a user to transmit at least one second control signal, and to transmit the at least one second control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle; a button on a panel disposed within an interior of the vehicle, configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least first one control signal; and a remote receive antenna mounted within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to; communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button, and convey, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one first control signal from a training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module via a cable; wherein the cable extends between and is configured to connect the remote receive antenna to the trainable transceiver module, wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one first control signal for transmitting the at least one second control signal and to store the at least one first control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of installing a communication system for a vehicle, comprising:
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mounting a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, wherein the trainable transceiver module includes a transmit antenna and is configured to receive at least one first control signal, to receive an indication from a user to transmit at least one second control signal, and to transmit the at least one second control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle; disposing a button on a panel within an interior of the vehicle, wherein the button is configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least one first control signal; mounting at least one remote receive antenna within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to; communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button, and convey, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one first control signal from a training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module; and connecting the trainable transceiver module to the remote receive antenna via a cable extending between and connecting the remote receive antenna and the trainable transceiver module for conveying the at least first one control signal from the training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module, wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one first control signal for transmitting the at least one second control signal and to store the at least one first control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification