Trainable transceiver system
First Claim
1. A trainable transceiver system for providing an activation signal characteristic to a portable transmitter, the trainable transceiver system comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive a characteristic of an activation signal from an original transmitter for actuating a remote device;
a light emitting diode (LED) configured to transmit the characteristic of the activation signal via an optical transmission to an optical receiver of the portable transmitter; and
a control circuit configured to store the characteristic of the activation signal in a memory, and to cause the LED to transmit the stored characteristic of the activation signal in response to an input signal from an operator input device, wherein the control circuit is further configured to cause the transceiver to transmit the activation signal in response to the input signal from the operator input device, wherein the control circuit is further configured to light the LED in response to the input signal from the operator input device and to visually communicate information to a user of the system, wherein the control circuit is further configured to modulate the LED, while the LED is lit for visually communicating information to the user, to create a light signal having data packets for transmitting the characteristic of the activation signal to the optical receiver of the portable transmitter.
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Abstract
A trainable transceiver system includes a trainable transceiver fixedly coupled to a vehicle interior element. The trainable transceiver is configured to receive a characteristic of an activation signal, store the characteristic of the activation signal in memory and to retransmit the characteristic of the activation signal. The trainable transceiver system also includes a portable transmitter that is configured to receive the characteristic of the activation signal from the trainable transceiver, to store the activation signal characteristic and to retransmit the stored activation signal characteristic. The characteristic of the activation signal may be transmitted from the trainable transceiver to the portable transmitter by, for example, an optical transmission or an RF transmission.
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19 Claims
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1. A trainable transceiver system for providing an activation signal characteristic to a portable transmitter, the trainable transceiver system comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive a characteristic of an activation signal from an original transmitter for actuating a remote device; a light emitting diode (LED) configured to transmit the characteristic of the activation signal via an optical transmission to an optical receiver of the portable transmitter; and a control circuit configured to store the characteristic of the activation signal in a memory, and to cause the LED to transmit the stored characteristic of the activation signal in response to an input signal from an operator input device, wherein the control circuit is further configured to cause the transceiver to transmit the activation signal in response to the input signal from the operator input device, wherein the control circuit is further configured to light the LED in response to the input signal from the operator input device and to visually communicate information to a user of the system, wherein the control circuit is further configured to modulate the LED, while the LED is lit for visually communicating information to the user, to create a light signal having data packets for transmitting the characteristic of the activation signal to the optical receiver of the portable transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A trainable transceiver system, comprising:
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a trainable transceiver fixedly coupled to a vehicle interior element configured to receive a characteristic of an activation signal from an original transmitter for actuating a remote device, to store the characteristic of the activation signal in a memory, and to retransmit the characteristic of the activation signal via an optical signal sent from an LED; and a portable transmitter configured to receive the characteristic of the activation signal from the trainable transceiver via the optical signal, to store the activation signal characteristic, and to retransmit the stored activation signal characteristic; wherein the trainable transceiver is configured to light the LED in response to an input signal from an operator input device and to use a radio frequency transmitter to transmit the activation signal in response to the input signal, wherein the trainable transceiver is further configured to light the LED in response to the input signal to visually communicate information to a user of the system, and wherein the trainable transceiver is further configured to modulate the LED, while the LED is lit for visually communicating information to the user, to create a light signal having data packets for transmitting the characteristic of the activation signal to the portable transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A trainable transceiver, comprising:
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a housing fixedly coupled to a vehicle interior element; a control circuit coupled to the housing, the control circuit configured to receive a characteristic of an activation signal from an original transmitter for actuating a remote device and to store the characteristic in a memory; and an LED configured to transmit the characteristic via an optical signal to a portable device; wherein the control circuit is configured to light the LED in response to a user input signal from an operator input device to visually communicate information to a user of the system, wherein the control circuit is further configured to modulate the LED, while the LED is lit for visually communicating information to the user, to create a light signal having data packets for transmitting the characteristic of the activation signal to the portable device, wherein the control circuit is further configured to cause the transceiver to transmit the activation signal in response to the input signal from the operator input device.
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