UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle control module comprising:
- a single microcontroller being operable to control one or more vehicle subsystems to implement at least one of remote start (RS), passive entry passive start (PEPS), remote keyless entry (RKE), tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and universal garage door opener (UGDO) operations;
a transceiver being operable with the microcontroller to facilitate signaling with at least one antenna used to facilitate RS, PEPS, RKE, and TPMS operations; and
a UGDO transmitter being operable with the microcontroller to facilitate signaling with at least one antenna used to facilitate UGDO operations.
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Abstract
A control module may be configured to support wireless transmission and/or receipt of signals used to direct universal garage door openers and other appliance control systems. The control module may be operable to prevent certain garage door opener and/or application control requests in the event certain security measures are not met. The control module may be integrated into a smart junction box, body control module, and/or other module in the event the control module is adapted for use within a vehicle.
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1. A vehicle control module comprising:
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a single microcontroller being operable to control one or more vehicle subsystems to implement at least one of remote start (RS), passive entry passive start (PEPS), remote keyless entry (RKE), tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and universal garage door opener (UGDO) operations; a transceiver being operable with the microcontroller to facilitate signaling with at least one antenna used to facilitate RS, PEPS, RKE, and TPMS operations; and a UGDO transmitter being operable with the microcontroller to facilitate signaling with at least one antenna used to facilitate UGDO operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle control module operable with a garage door opener (GDO) interface mounted to a vehicle through which a user interacts to request transmission of garage door signals to control a remotely located GDO, the vehicle control module comprising:
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a GDO transmitter being operable to wirelessly transmit the garage door signals according to occupant interaction with the GDO interface; and a microcontroller being operable with one or more portable, wireless devices to implement wirelessly requested control of one or more vehicle-based subsystems upon authentication of the wireless devices; and wherein the microcontroller is further operable to prevent transmission of the garage door signals requested through the user interacting with the GDO interface in the absence of at least one of the wireless devices being authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling a garage door opener (GDO) transmitter included within a vehicle, the GDO transmitter being operable to transmit garage door signals sufficient to controller a GDO according to a user interacting with a GDO interface mounted to the vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining whether vehicle control; and preventing the GDO transmitter from transmitting any garage door signal in the event vehicle control is unauthorized. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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