SELF-LEARNING TRANSCEIVER

• US 20090104918A1
• Filed: 07/27/2004
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Nigon, Frederic
• Granted Patent: US 8,494,547 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

The invention pertains to a transceiver (10) used in a determined geographical zone (100), comprising a learning module (123) for adapting its operating characteristics, bound by the regulations and/or by the specifications of the said geographical zone A, by other regulations and/or specifications of other geographical zones B, characterized in that it comprises means of identification (125) of the geographical zone B, and means (122) of checking the said characteristics as a function of the said zone.

The user can thus check that he is using a permitted frequency band and adapt his transceiver to suit if necessary.

Claims

1. Transceiver (10) used in a determined geographical zone (100), comprising a learning module (123) for adapting its operating characteristics, bound by the regulations and/or by the specifications of the said geographical zone A, by other regulations and/or specifications of other geographical zones B, characterized in that it comprises means of identification (125) of the geographical zone B, and means (122) of checking the said characteristics as a function of the said zone.

2. Transceiver according to claim 1, in which the identification means (125) comprise means of location (121) of the geographical zone A or B from its place of use.

3. Transceiver according to claim 1 in which the identification means (125) comprise means of processing (124) of radio signals for signalling the change of its location when it is transferred from a zone A of regulation and/or specifications that are determined to a zone B of regulation and/or specifications that are different.

4. Transceiver according to claim 3, in which the radio signalling signals are delivered by zone delimitation posts.

5. Transceiver according to claim 4, in which the posts are remote-toll posts.

6. Transceiver according to one of claims 3 to 5, in which the identification means (125) are designed to provide a code C specifying the said zone to the checking means (122) and the checking means (122) are designed to extract from a memory (18) data characteristic of the regulations and/or of the specifications of the said zone.

7. Transceiver according to claims 1 to 6, in which the means of processing (124) are designed to download data characteristic of the location and/or regulations and/or specifications and store them in a memory (18).

8. Transceiver according to one of claims 1 to 7, in which the data characteristic of the regulations and/or of the specifications are data of permitted frequency bands and possibly of the communication protocols used in the geographical zones (100).

9. Transceiver according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which the checking means (122) control the module (123) for learning the frequency band used by the transmitter.

10. Transceiver according to claim 6, in which the means of identification (125) of the geographical zone of use are designed to receive the code C on the basis of a keypad (15).

11. Transceiver according to one of claims 2 or 10, in which a memory (18) contains data (2, . . . , 9) describing the boundaries (1) of the said determined geographical zones (100) and in which the means of location (121) of the geographical zone of use are designed to collect information (16) delivered by a global positioning system or a navigation system, to compare them with the data describing the boundaries of the said zones and thus to determine the zone of use.

12. Transceiver according to claim 11, in which the data describing the boundaries determine rectilinear segments joining successive points (2, 3, . . . , 9) of the said boundaries.

13. Transceiver according to claim 12, in which the successive points are chosen on the boundaries as a function of the geographical characteristics of the regions on which they are situated.

14. Transceiver according to one of claims 11 to 13, in which the memory (18) is a non-volatile memory.

15. Transceiver according to one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that it is integrated with a remote control device.

16. Transceiver according to one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that it is carried onboard a motor vehicle.

17. Transceiver according to one of claims 11 to 16, in which the means of location (121) comprise a global positioning means.

18. Transceiver according to one of claims 1 to 17, in which the checking means (122) are designed to control an indicator light (13) which indicates whether the frequency band used is permitted or if the exchange protocols or specifications are correct.