GARAGE DOOR OPENER COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY MODULE FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG VEHICLES, HOUSE DEVICES, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A garage door opener communications gateway module comprising:
- a garage door receiver for receiving garage door signals;
a garage door transmitter for transmitting control signals to a garage door opener operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house, wherein the garage door transmitter transmits a control signal to the garage door opener to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the garage door receiver;
a first transceiver, the first transceiver being Bluetooth enabled for wirelessly communicating with a Bluetooth enabled appliance of a vehicle over a first communications path when the vehicle is located within the vicinity of the garage; and
a second transceiver for communicating with a device of the house over a second communications path;
wherein the vehicle appliance and the house device communicate with one another over the first and second communications paths via the first and second transceivers;
wherein the garage door receiver, the garage door transmitter, and the first and second transceivers are contained within a housing mountable to the garage.
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Abstract
A garage door opener (GDO) communications gateway module includes a receiver for receiving garage door signals and a transmitter for transmitting control signals to a GDO operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house. The transmitter transmits a control signal to the GDO to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the receiver. The module includes a Bluetooth enabled first for communicating with a Bluetooth enabled appliance of a vehicle over a wireless communications path when the vehicle is located within the vicinity of the garage. The module includes a second transceiver for communicating with a device of the house over another communications path. The vehicle appliance and the house device communicate with one another over the communications paths via the transceivers. The receiver, the transmitter, and the transceivers are contained within a housing mountable to the garage.
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20 Claims
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1. A garage door opener communications gateway module comprising:
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a garage door receiver for receiving garage door signals;
a garage door transmitter for transmitting control signals to a garage door opener operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house, wherein the garage door transmitter transmits a control signal to the garage door opener to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the garage door receiver;
a first transceiver, the first transceiver being Bluetooth enabled for wirelessly communicating with a Bluetooth enabled appliance of a vehicle over a first communications path when the vehicle is located within the vicinity of the garage; and
a second transceiver for communicating with a device of the house over a second communications path;
wherein the vehicle appliance and the house device communicate with one another over the first and second communications paths via the first and second transceivers;
wherein the garage door receiver, the garage door transmitter, and the first and second transceivers are contained within a housing mountable to the garage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A garage door opener communications gateway module comprising:
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a garage door receiver for receiving garage door signals;
a garage door transmitter for transmitting control signals to a garage door opener operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house, wherein the garage door transmitter transmits a control signal to the garage door opener to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the receiver; and
a telecommunications receiver for receiving telecommunications signals from a telecommunications network;
wherein the garage door transmitter transmits a control signal to the garage door opener to control the garage door upon receipt by the telecommunications receiver of a telecommunications signal containing information indicative of the garage door signal;
wherein the garage door receiver, the garage door transmitter, and the telecommunications receiver are contained within a housing mountable to the garage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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