Fixed location based trainable transceiver for the control of remote devices systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a remote device from a vehicle, comprising:
- a control device in the vehicle, comprising;
an operator input device configured to receive a user input;
a control circuit coupled to the operator input device; and
a first communications device coupled to the control circuit,wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit a control signal in response to the user input using the first communications device; and
a trainable transceiver located remotely from the vehicle, comprising;
a second communications device configured to receive the control signal;
a processing circuit coupled to the second communications device; and
a transceiver circuit coupled to the processing circuit;
wherein the processing circuit is configured to format an activation signal in response to the control signal, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to wirelessly transmit the activation signal via the transceiver circuit, and wherein the activation signal is formatted to control the remote device.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a remote device from a vehicle includes a control device in the vehicle. The control device includes an operator input device configured to receive a user, input, a control circuit coupled to the operator input device, and a first communications device coupled to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to transmit a control signal in response to the user input. The system further includes a trainable transceiver remote from the vehicle including a second communications device configured to receive the control signal, a processing circuit coupled to the second communications device, and a transceiver circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The processing circuit configured to format an activation signal in response to the control signal, and the processing circuit is further configured to transmit the activation signal via the transceiver circuit, wherein the activation signal is configured to control the remote device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a remote device from a vehicle, comprising:
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a control device in the vehicle, comprising; an operator input device configured to receive a user input; a control circuit coupled to the operator input device; and a first communications device coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit a control signal in response to the user input using the first communications device; and a trainable transceiver located remotely from the vehicle, comprising; a second communications device configured to receive the control signal; a processing circuit coupled to the second communications device; and a transceiver circuit coupled to the processing circuit; wherein the processing circuit is configured to format an activation signal in response to the control signal, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to wirelessly transmit the activation signal via the transceiver circuit, and wherein the activation signal is formatted to control the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a remote device from a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a user input, using an operator input device, at a control device in the vehicle; transmitting a control signal, using a first communications device, from the control device; receiving the control signal at a trainable transceiver, using a second communications device, wherein the trainable transceiver is remote from the vehicle; processing the control signal, using a processing circuit, at the trainable transceiver, formatting, using the processing circuit, an activation signal based on the control signal; wirelessly transmitting the activation signal from the trainable transceiver, using a transceiver circuit, to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling a remote device from a vehicle, comprising:
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a control device in the vehicle, comprising; an operator input device configured to receive a user input; a control circuit coupled to the operator input device; and a first communications device coupled to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit a control signal in response to the user input using the first communications device and a first communications protocol, and wherein the control signal is formatted to cause an intermediate device to retransmit the control signal using a second communications device and a second communications protocol different from the first communications protocol; and a trainable transceiver located remotely from the vehicle, comprising; a third communications device configured to receive the control signal using the second communications protocol; a processing circuit coupled to the second communications device; and a transceiver circuit coupled to the processing circuit; wherein the processing circuit is configured to format an activation signal in response to receiving the control signal, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to wirelessly transmit the activation signal via the transceiver circuit, and wherein the trainable transceiver is configured to format the activation signal to control the remote device based on the control signal and information stored in the trainable transceiver as part of a training process to control the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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