Method and system for communicating information between a vehicular hands-free telephone system and an external device using a garage door opener as a communications gateway
First Claim
1. A system for communicating information between a vehicle and a device located in a house, the system comprising:
- a vehicle appliance integrated in a vehicle, the vehicle appliance having a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module;
a garage located in the vicinity of the house, the garage having a garage door opener mounted therein, the garage door opener having a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module and a transceiver, wherein the communications module of the garage door opener and the communications module of the vehicle appliance are operable to wirelessly communicate with one another when the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the garage; and
a device located in the house, the device and the transceiver of the garage door opener being operable to wirelessly communicate with one another;
wherein the vehicle appliance and the device wirelessly communicate with one another via the communications module and the transceiver of the garage door opener.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating information between a vehicle and a device located in a house. The system includes a vehicle appliance integrated in a vehicle. The vehicle appliance has a Bluetooth® enabled communications module. The system further includes a garage located in the vicinity of the house. The garage has a garage door opener mounted therein. The garage door opener has a Bluetooth® enabled communications module and a transceiver. The communications modules wirelessly communicate with one another when the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the garage. The system further includes a device such as a personal computer or a home security or lighting system located in the house. The device and the transceiver of the garage door opener wirelessly communicate with one another. The vehicle appliance and the device wirelessly communicate with one another via the communications module and the transceiver of the garage door opener.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for communicating information between a vehicle and a device located in a house, the system comprising:
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a vehicle appliance integrated in a vehicle, the vehicle appliance having a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module;
a garage located in the vicinity of the house, the garage having a garage door opener mounted therein, the garage door opener having a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module and a transceiver, wherein the communications module of the garage door opener and the communications module of the vehicle appliance are operable to wirelessly communicate with one another when the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the garage; and
a device located in the house, the device and the transceiver of the garage door opener being operable to wirelessly communicate with one another;
wherein the vehicle appliance and the device wirelessly communicate with one another via the communications module and the transceiver of the garage door opener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for communicating information between a vehicle having a vehicle appliance and a device located in a house, the method for use with a garage door opener of a garage located in the vicinity of the house, the method comprising:
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providing the vehicle appliance with a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module;
providing the garage door opener with a Bluetooth®
enabled communications module and a transceiver, wherein the communications module of the garage door opener and the communications module of the vehicle appliance are operable to wirelessly communicate with one another when the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the garage, wherein the device and the transceiver of the garage door opener are operable to wirelessly communicate with one another;
parking the vehicle in the garage; and
wirelessly communicating information between the vehicle appliance and the device via the communications module and the transceiver of the garage door opener. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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