Garage door opener system for vehicles using manufacturer-supplied equipment
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1. A vehicle-based garage door opener system for use with a hand-held transmitter unit, comprising;
- a user-operable input device;
at least one cradle configured to support at least one hand-held transmitting unit located remotely from said input device; and
a link between the input device and the at least one cradle which actuates at least one hand-held transmitting unit positioned in the at least one cradle in response to operation of the input device;
an RF transmitter in wireless communication with an RF receiver, wherein operation of said input device causes transmission of an RF signal between said RF transmitter and said RF receiver in order to actuate said at least one hand-held transmitting unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle-based garage door opener system for use with a hand-held transmitter unit includes a user-operable input device, a cradle configured to support a hand-held transmitting unit located remotely from the input device and a link between the input device and the cradle.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle-based garage door opener system for use with a hand-held transmitter unit, comprising;
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a user-operable input device;
at least one cradle configured to support at least one hand-held transmitting unit located remotely from said input device; and
a link between the input device and the at least one cradle which actuates at least one hand-held transmitting unit positioned in the at least one cradle in response to operation of the input device;
an RF transmitter in wireless communication with an RF receiver, wherein operation of said input device causes transmission of an RF signal between said RF transmitter and said RF receiver in order to actuate said at least one hand-held transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle-based garage door opener system for use with a hand-held transmitting unit, comprising:
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a user-operable input device;
at least one cradle configured to support at least one hand-held transmitting unit located remotely from said input device; and
an electro-magnetic actuator between the input device and the at least one cradle which actuates the at least one hand-held transmitting unit positioned in the at least one cradle in response to operation of the input device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle-based garage door opener system for use with a hand-held transmitter unit, comprising;
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a user-operable input device;
a first transmitting unit connector;
at least one cradle configured to support at least one hand-held transmitting unit located remotely from said input device; and
a second connector at the at least one cradle, said second connector adapted to interface with said first transmitting unit connector of the at least one hand-held transmitting unit and to enable actuation of said at least one hand-held transmitting unit positioned in the at least one cradle in response to operation of the input device, whereby when said first transmitting unit connector is interconnected with said second connector, battery power to operate the hand-held transmitting unit and an actuating signal from said input device are supplied to the hand-held transmitting unit through said first transmitting unit connector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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