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Garage door opener communications gateway module for enabling communications among vehicles, house devices, and telecommunications networks

  • US 7,778,604 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2007
  • Issued: 08/17/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A garage door opener communications gateway module comprising:

  • a garage door receiver for receiving garage door signals;

    a garage door transmitter for transmitting control signals to a garage door opener operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house, wherein the garage door transmitter transmits a control signal to the garage door opener to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the garage door receiver;

    a first transceiver, the first transceiver being Bluetooth enabled for wirelessly communicating with a Bluetooth enabled appliance of a vehicle over a first communications path when the vehicle is located within the vicinity of the garage; and

    a second transceiver for communicating with a device of the house over a second communications path;

    wherein the vehicle appliance and the house device communicate with one another over the first and second communications paths via the first and second transceivers;

    wherein the garage door receiver, the garage door transmitter, and the first and second transceivers are contained within a housing mountable to the garage.

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