TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20150302732A1
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: WRIGHT, Thomas S., Geerlings, Steven L., Witkowski, Todd R., Papay, Douglas C., Shearer, Carl L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,652,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42208 Display device provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices

Abstract

A system for controlling a remote device includes a mobile communications device and a trainable transceiver. The mobile communications device includes a display, a camera flash, a speaker, and a processing circuit coupled to the display, the camera flash, and the speaker. The trainable transceiver includes a transceiver circuit, a communications device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the communications device. The trainable transceiver is configured to be in communication with the mobile communications device using the communications device, and the control circuit is configured to receive training information from the mobile communications device and train the trainable transceiver to communicate with the remote device based on the training information.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a remote device, comprising:

(a) a mobile communications device including;

a display;

a camera flash;

a speaker; and

a processing circuit coupled to the display, the camera flash, and the speaker; and

(b) a trainable transceiver including;

a transceiver circuit;

a communications device; and

a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the communications device,

wherein the trainable transceiver is configured to be in communication with the mobile communications device using the communications device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to receive training information from the mobile communications device and train the trainable transceiver to communicate with the remote device based on the training information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device further comprises a camera, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine training information for the remote device based on an image of an original transmitter provided by the camera.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device further comprises a camera coupled to the processing circuit, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine training information for the remote device based on an image of a machine readable image associated with the original transmitter provided by the camera.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device further comprises a user input device coupled to the processing circuit, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine training information for the remote device based on user input received from the user input device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input includes at least one or a make, a model, a model number, and an identification number of an original transmitter associated with the remote device.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input includes at least one or a make, a model, a model number, and an identification number of the remote device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device is configured to access a website, wherein the mobile communications device is configured to provide a user input received by the mobile communications device to the website, and wherein the display of the mobile communications device is configured to send a light transmission in response to information received from the website.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the user input includes at least one or a make, a model, a model number, and an identification number of an original transmitter associated with the remote device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the mobile communications device does not determine training information for the remote device using an application running on the mobile communications device.

10. A trainable transceiver for instillation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device, comprising:

a transceiver circuit; and

a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit,

wherein the control circuit is configured to be in communication with a mobile communications device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to communicate with the mobile communications device for receiving training information for use in training the trainable transceiver to communicate with the remote device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the training information includes at least one of an activation signal parameter for the remote device, a device identification for the remote device, or an encryption key for the remote device.

12. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mobile communications device is configured to determine training information for the remote device based on an image of an original transmitter.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mobile communications device is configured to determine training information for the remote device based on a machine readable image associated with the original transmitter.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mobile communications device is configured to determine training information for the remote device using an application running on the mobile communications device.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control circuit is configured to train the trainable transceiver in response to receiving a transmission from the mobile communications device.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a radio frequency transceiver coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to be in wireless communication with the mobile communications device via the radio frequency transceiver.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the radio frequency transceiver is at least one or a Bluetooth transceiver and a near field communications transceiver.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a microphone coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive an audio transmission from the mobile communications device using the microphone.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a speaker coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to be in bi-directional communication with the mobile communications device using audio transmissions sent via the speaker and audio transmissions received via the microphone.

20. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a light sensor coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive a light transmission from the mobile communications device using the light sensor.