Trainable receiver for remote control of a vehicle actuator
First Claim
1. A receiver for use in a vehicle for communicating between an actuator disposed within the vehicle for controlling the operation of a vehicle feature and a remote device, the receiver comprising:
- an antenna for receiving a wireless signal, the wireless signal generated by the remote device and including a control command;
a controller coupled to said antenna;
wherein the controller is configured to enter a training mode of operation wherein the controller polls a plurality of wireless frequencies to detect the wireless signal, wherein the controller is configured to receive and interpret the control command on the wireless signal and to communicate the control command to the actuator for execution.
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Abstract
A receiver for use in a vehicle for communicating between an actuator and a remote device includes an antenna and a controller. The actuator is disposed within the vehicle for controlling the operation of a vehicle feature. The antenna receives a wireless signal generated by the remote device and including a control command. The controller is coupled to the antenna. The controller is configured to enter a training mode of operation wherein the controller polls a plurality of wireless frequencies to detect the wireless signal. The controller is configured to receive and interpret the control command on the wireless signal. The controller is further configured to communicate the control command to the actuator for execution.
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20 Claims
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1. A receiver for use in a vehicle for communicating between an actuator disposed within the vehicle for controlling the operation of a vehicle feature and a remote device, the receiver comprising:
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an antenna for receiving a wireless signal, the wireless signal generated by the remote device and including a control command;
a controller coupled to said antenna;
wherein the controller is configured to enter a training mode of operation wherein the controller polls a plurality of wireless frequencies to detect the wireless signal, wherein the controller is configured to receive and interpret the control command on the wireless signal and to communicate the control command to the actuator for execution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling an actuator within a vehicle with an RF signal from a remote device, the RF signal having a control command, the method comprising:
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polling a plurality of frequencies to locate a frequency of the RF signal;
receiving the control command from the remote control device via the RF signal; and
providing the control command to the actuator disposed within the vehicle for controlling the operation of a vehicle feature. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. An RF control system in a vehicle comprising:
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a trainable transceiver including memory, the memory storing at least one communication protocol, and a communications interface to a control bus in the vehicle;
an antenna electrically coupled to said trainable transceiver;
a remote device generating an RF signal, the trainable transceiver configured to receive the RF signal;
wherein the trainable transceiver enters a training mode of operation wherein the receiver polls a plurality of RF frequencies to detect the RF signal and establish communications with the remote device, and wherein said trainable transceiver receives a control command from said remote device, via the RF signal, and transfers the control command to the control bus of the vehicle to be executed.
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