Wireless Trainable Transceiver Device With Integrated Interface And GPS Modules
First Claim
1. A wireless control system for controlling remote electronic systems, said wireless control system comprising:
- an operator input device having a plurality of preset buttons;
a transceiver module including an antenna;
a control module including a plurality of memory slots associated with said plurality of preset buttons; and
wherein said memory slots are capable of storing a control frequency, a data code and a vehicle position indicator and wherein said plurality of memory slots are greater in number than said plurality of preset buttons; and
an interface module in communication with said control module and a vehicle position determination device.
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Abstract
A trainable transceiver having an integrated interface connections with various vehicle modules for use with various remote electronic devices and a method of programming and using the same. The wireless trainable transceiver is in a vehicle with an integrated interface allowing connection to a human to machine interface and vehicle position determination device, such a navigation system and compass and the wireless trainable transceiver has the ability to change functions associated with preset buttons on the trainable transceiver, depending upon the location of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless control system for controlling remote electronic systems, said wireless control system comprising:
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an operator input device having a plurality of preset buttons; a transceiver module including an antenna; a control module including a plurality of memory slots associated with said plurality of preset buttons; and
wherein said memory slots are capable of storing a control frequency, a data code and a vehicle position indicator and wherein said plurality of memory slots are greater in number than said plurality of preset buttons; andan interface module in communication with said control module and a vehicle position determination device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless control system for wireless control of a remote electronic system;
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an operator input device having a set number of programmable buttons and at least one function memory slot associated with each of said programmable buttons; a transmitter module configured to transmit a wireless control signal having control data which will control the remote electronic system; an interface module configured to receive geographic proximity data; and a control module is coupled to the transmitter circuit, and said programmable buttons, and wherein said control module selects which individual memory slot is active in relation to each of said programmable buttons, based upon geographic proximity data received by said interface module.
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10. A wireless control system for wireless control of a home electronic system;
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an operator input device having a set number of programmable buttons and each of said set number of programmable buttons is capable to sending a unique activation signal when pressed; an interface module configured to receive geographic location data; and a control module in communication with said interface module and said operator input device, and configured to receive said unique activation signal from said interface module and wherein said control module uses at least one memory slot to store each of said unique activation signal associated with each of said programmable buttons and wherein said control module selects which memory slot to associate with each of said unique activation signal based upon said geographic location data.
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11. A method of training and using a wireless control system having a plurality of preset buttons on a vehicle for wireless control of a remote electronic system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to begin training from a user at a first location; receiving a first vehicle position indicator from at least one of a navigation system and a compass; acquiring a control frequency and a control code; and storing the control frequency and the control code in a memory slot tagged with the first vehicle position indicator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of training and using a wireless control system having a plurality of preset buttons on a vehicle for wireless control of a remote electronic system comprising the steps of:
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providing an operator interface having at least one button; storing a control frequency and a data code for performing a control task associated with a first button of the at least one button and wherein the control frequency and data code are stored with an automatically obtained first vehicle position indicator; storing a control frequency and a data code for performing a control task associated with the first button of the at least one button and wherein the control frequency and data code are stored with an automatically obtained second vehicle position indicator; receiving a request for performing the control task associated the first button; automatically determining current position of the wireless control system; and performing the control task from said step of receiving a request if the current position of the wireless control is within a specified distance range of at least one of the first and second vehicle position indicators. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification