Wireless trainable transceiver device with integrated interface and GPS modules
First Claim
1. A wireless control system in a vehicle having an instrument panel or mirror, a center console and a vehicle position determination device, for wireless control of a remote electronic system, said wireless control system:
- a display located within at least one of the instrument panel, the mirror and the center console;
a transmitter module configured to transmit a wireless control signal having control data which will control the remote electronic system;
an interface module in communication with the vehicle position determination device and wherein said interface module receives current geographic position data; and
a control module in communication with said display, said interface module, and said transmitter module, and wherein said control module receives geographic position data from said interface module and wherein said control module upon determining that the current geographic position data is within a specified range of a preprogrammed geographic location tag communicates a prompt to said display relating to the preprogrammed geographic location tag, wherein the prompt is displayed to prompt a user to provide a user input by selecting a function associated with the preprogrammed geographic location tag, and wherein said control module performs the selected function in response to receipt of the user input,wherein multiple functions are preprogrammed into said control module, each of the multiple functions having the preprogrammed geographic position, and wherein said control module upon determining that the current geographic position data is within the specified range of the preprogrammed geographic position communicates a plurality of prompts to said display where each prompt is associated with a different one of the multiple functions such that the user may select amongst the multiple functions.
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Abstract
A trainable transceiver having an integrated interface connections with various vehicle modules for use with various remote electronic devices and a method of programming and using the same. The wireless trainable transceiver is in a vehicle with an integrated interface allowing connection to a human to machine interface and vehicle position determination device, such a navigation system and compass and the wireless trainable transceiver has the ability to change functions associated with preset buttons on the trainable transceiver, depending upon the location of the vehicle.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless control system in a vehicle having an instrument panel or mirror, a center console and a vehicle position determination device, for wireless control of a remote electronic system, said wireless control system:
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a display located within at least one of the instrument panel, the mirror and the center console; a transmitter module configured to transmit a wireless control signal having control data which will control the remote electronic system; an interface module in communication with the vehicle position determination device and wherein said interface module receives current geographic position data; and a control module in communication with said display, said interface module, and said transmitter module, and wherein said control module receives geographic position data from said interface module and wherein said control module upon determining that the current geographic position data is within a specified range of a preprogrammed geographic location tag communicates a prompt to said display relating to the preprogrammed geographic location tag, wherein the prompt is displayed to prompt a user to provide a user input by selecting a function associated with the preprogrammed geographic location tag, and wherein said control module performs the selected function in response to receipt of the user input, wherein multiple functions are preprogrammed into said control module, each of the multiple functions having the preprogrammed geographic position, and wherein said control module upon determining that the current geographic position data is within the specified range of the preprogrammed geographic position communicates a plurality of prompts to said display where each prompt is associated with a different one of the multiple functions such that the user may select amongst the multiple functions.
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2. A method of training and using a wireless control system located in a vehicle having an instrument panel, a center console and a vehicle position determination device, the wireless control system having a control module, an interface module and a transmitter module, said method comprising the steps of:
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programming the wireless control system with a specific function and wherein the function has a programmed geographic location tag obtained from the vehicle position determination device; providing a current vehicle geographic position from the vehicle position determination device to the control module via the interface module; determining if the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag; providing an output from the control module to the display upon determining that the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag during said step of determining if the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag; displaying the output from the control module on the display in order to prompt a user to provide a user input; receiving the user input in response to said output from the control module to the display; and transmitting with the transmitter module the specific function related to the received user input upon receiving said user input, wherein the step of programming the wireless control system further comprises displaying an animation or video on the display that assists a user in training procedures for performing the programming step. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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7. A method of training and using a wireless control system located in a vehicle having an instrument panel, a center console and a vehicle position determination device, the wireless control system having a control module, an interface module and a transmitter module, said method comprising the steps of:
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programming the wireless control system with a specific function and wherein the function has a programmed geographic location tag obtained from the vehicle position determination device; providing a current vehicle geographic position from the vehicle position determination device to the control module via the interface module; determining if the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag; providing an output from the control module to the display upon determining that the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag during said step of determining if the current vehicle geographic position is within a specified distance of the programmed geographic location tag; displaying the output from the control module on the display, wherein said step of displaying the output from the control module on the display further includes the step of providing a soft key popup on the display, wherein said step of providing a soft key popup on the display further includes the step of programming a unique name to be associated with the specific function; retrieving the unique name from said step of programming a unique name; graphically outputting the unique name on said display to label the soft key popup with the unique name; programming multiple specific functions, each having a programmed geographic location tag; and displaying each specific function when the current geographic position of the vehicle is in the desired geographical proximity to the programmed geographic location tag. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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18. A wireless control system in a vehicle having an instrument panel or mirror, a center console and a vehicle position determination device, for wireless control of a remote electronic system, said wireless control system:
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a display located within at least one of the instrument panel, the mirror and the center console; a transmitter module configured to transmit a wireless control signal having control data which will control the remote electronic system; an interface module in communication with the vehicle position determination device and wherein said interface module receives current geographic position data; and a control module in communication with said display, said interface module, and said transmitter module, and wherein said control module receives geographic position data from said interface module and wherein said control module upon determining that the current geographic position data is within a specified range of preprogrammed geographic location tag communicates a prompt to said display relating to the preprogrammed geographic location tag, wherein the prompt is displayed to prompt a user to provide a user input by selecting a function associated with the preprogrammed geographic location tag, and wherein said control module performs the selected function in response to receipt of the user input, wherein said display displays an animation or video that assists a user in training procedures for performing programming of the system.
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