Wireless trainable transceiver device with integrated interface and GPS modules

• US 9,542,834 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2012
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Geerlings, Steven L., Swiftney, Steven, Foy, Landon S., Ohler, Jens, Huisingh, Jack A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bousono, Orlando
• Application Number:
  US13/981,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20140118119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00865 remotely by wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• 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 2201/62 Rolling code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

A trainable transceiver is provided 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.

Claims

1. A wireless control system for controlling remote electronic systems, said wireless control system comprising:

an operator input device having a plurality of preset buttons;

a transceiver module including an antenna;

a control module including a plurality of memory slots, each of said plurality of memory slots being associated with a respective one of said plurality of preset buttons; and

wherein said plurality of memory slots are capable of storing a control frequency, a data code, and a vehicle position identifier and wherein said plurality of memory slots are greater in number than said plurality of preset buttons such that more than one of said plurality of memory slots are associated with each of said plurality of preset buttons, and wherein said each of said plurality of memory slots associated with said respective one of said plurality of preset buttons is further associated with a different vehicle position identifier such that no more than one of said plurality of memory slots is associated with a preset button of said plurality of preset buttons for any given vehicle position; and

an interface module in communication with said control module and a vehicle position determination device,

wherein, upon activation of one of said plurality of preset buttons, said control module selects one of said plurality of memory slots associated with the activated one of said plurality of preset buttons having associated therewith a vehicle position identifier corresponding to a current vehicle position, and reads the control frequency and data code from the selected one of said plurality of memory slots.

2. The wireless control system of claim 1 wherein said vehicle position determination device is selected from at least one of a navigation system, a compass, and a proximity device.

3. The wireless control system of claim 2 wherein said vehicle position device is capable of providing a geographic position and wherein said control module associates the geographic position with a selected set of said plurality of memory slots as the vehicle position identifier and wherein said selected set of said plurality of memory slots is equal to the number of said plurality of preset buttons.

4. The wireless control system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of memory slots are made up of individual sets of memory slots, each of the individual sets of memory slots having a shared vehicle position identifier in each memory slot of the individual sets of memory slots, and wherein each of the individual sets of memory slots is equal in number to the number of said plurality of preset buttons.

5. The wireless control system of claim 4 wherein said vehicle position determination device includes a navigation system and wherein said shared vehicle position identifier in each memory slot of the individual sets of memory slots includes a geographic location provided by said navigation system.

6. The wireless control system of claim 4 wherein said vehicle position determination device includes a compass and wherein said shared vehicle position identifier in each memory slot of the individual sets of memory slots includes a heading provided by said compass.

7. The wireless control system of claim 4 wherein said vehicle position determination device includes a navigation system and a compass, said navigation system supplying a first geographic position identifier which is the location of the vehicle and said compass supplying a second geographic position identifier which is the heading of the vehicle, wherein the shared vehicle position identifier in each memory slot of the individual sets of memory slots includes said first and second geographic position identifiers.

8. The wireless control system of claim 1 wherein said control module is configured to allow access to the plurality of memory slots only when an actual position of the wireless control system is within a specified range of the vehicle position identifier associated with each of said plurality of memory slots.

9. The wireless control system of claim 1, wherein said control module stores a control frequency and data code of a unique activation signal in a memory slot of said plurality of memory slots upon receiving the unique activation signal during a training procedure, and identifies the control frequency and data code of the unique activation signal.

10. The wireless control system of claim 7, wherein said first and second geographic position identifiers correspond to the current vehicle position, and wherein said control module selects said one of said plurality of memory slots associated with the activated one of said plurality of preset buttons having associated therewith first and second geographic position identifiers corresponding to the current vehicle position.

11. The wireless control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one remote electronic system includes at least one of a garage door opener, a security gate, and a home alarm;

and wherein the at least one remote electronic system is controlled by a unique activation signal.

12. A wireless control system for wireless control of a remote electronic system, the wireless control system comprising:

an operator input device having a set number of programmable buttons and at least one function memory slot associated with each of said programmable buttons;

a transmitter module configured to transmit a wireless control signal having control data which will control the remote electronic system;

an interface module configured to receive geographic proximity data; and

a control module coupled to the transmitter module and said programmable buttons, and wherein said control module selects which individual memory slot is active in relation to each of said programmable buttons, based upon geographic proximity data received by said interface module,

wherein the geographic proximity data is provided from a vehicle position determination device that includes a navigation system and a compass, said navigation system supplying a first geographic position identifier which is a location of the vehicle and said compass supplying a second geographic position identifier which is a heading of the vehicle, wherein said control module selects which individual memory slot is active in relation to each of said programmable buttons, based upon both the first and second geographic position identifiers.