TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER MODULE
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1. A trainable transceiver module comprising:
- a housing;
a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing and accessible to sunlight;
a rechargeable power source electrically connected to the photovoltaic unit;
a trainable transceiver electrically connected to the rechargeable power source, the trainable transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver that can each communicate with a home operating system by way of a radio frequency (RF) antenna; and
one or more activation switches that communicate with the trainable transceiver to transmit radio frequency signals from the RF antenna.
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Abstract
A trainable transceiver module for operating a home operating system includes a housing, a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing and accessible to sunlight, a rechargeable power source, a trainable transceiver, and a one or more activation switches.
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20 Claims
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1. A trainable transceiver module comprising:
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a housing; a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing and accessible to sunlight; a rechargeable power source electrically connected to the photovoltaic unit; a trainable transceiver electrically connected to the rechargeable power source, the trainable transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver that can each communicate with a home operating system by way of a radio frequency (RF) antenna; and one or more activation switches that communicate with the trainable transceiver to transmit radio frequency signals from the RF antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16)
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11. A trainable transceiver module comprising:
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a housing having a mounting portion and a user interface portion, the mounting portion being mountable to an interior windshield surface of a vehicle and having a window that is accessible to sunlight, and the user interface portion being oriented to face an interior of the vehicle; a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing so that sunlight that passes through the windshield surface of the vehicle and through the window of the mounting portion of the housing can impinge the photovoltaic unit and thereby generate an electric current; a rechargeable power source electrically connected to the photovoltaic unit and configured to be re-charged by the electric current generated by the photovoltaic unit; a trainable transceiver electrically connected to the rechargeable power source, the trainable transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver that can each communicate with a home operating system by way of a radio frequency (RF) antenna; and one or more activation switches accessible at the user interface portion that communicate with the trainable transceiver to transmit radio frequency signals from the RF antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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19. A trainable transceiver module comprising:
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a housing having a mounting portion, the mounting portion being mountable to an interior windshield surface of a vehicle and having a window that is accessible to sunlight; a photovoltaic unit supported by the housing and accessible to sunlight that passes through the windshield surface of the vehicle; a rechargeable power source electrically connected to the photovoltaic unit and configured to be re-charged by electric current generated by the photovoltaic unit when exposed to sunlight; a trainable transceiver electrically connected to the rechargeable power source, the trainable transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver that can each communicate with a home operating system by way of a radio frequency (RF) antenna; and one or more activation switches that communicate with the trainable transceiver to transmit radio frequency signals from the RF antenna; wherein the trainable transceiver module is not hardwired into an electronic control system of the vehicle and therefore does not receive power or instructions from the electronic control system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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