Trainable transceiver and camera systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device, comprising:
- a camera;
a trainable transceiver; and
a control circuit coupled to the camera and the trainable transceiver, the control circuit configured to;
use geographic location information to determine that a current location of the vehicle is outside a building housing the remote device and within a defined geographic boundary about the building in relation to the remote device;
responsive to the determination that the current location of the vehicle is within the defined geographic boundary about the building, trigger initiation of a process of using the camera to identify the remote device and transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device;
upon initiation of the process, use the camera to identify the remote device by comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory; and
automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device, using the trainable transceiver, in response to identifying the remote device.
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Abstract
A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a camera, a trainable transceiver, and a control circuit coupled to the camera and the trainable transceiver. The control circuit is configured to use geographic location information to determine when to initiate a process of using the camera to identify the remote device and transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device. Upon initiation of the process, the control circuit is configured to use the camera to identify the remote device by comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory, and wherein the control circuit is configured to automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device, using the trainable transceiver, in response to identifying the remote device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device, comprising:
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a camera; a trainable transceiver; and a control circuit coupled to the camera and the trainable transceiver, the control circuit configured to; use geographic location information to determine that a current location of the vehicle is outside a building housing the remote device and within a defined geographic boundary about the building in relation to the remote device; responsive to the determination that the current location of the vehicle is within the defined geographic boundary about the building, trigger initiation of a process of using the camera to identify the remote device and transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device; upon initiation of the process, use the camera to identify the remote device by comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory; and automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device, using the trainable transceiver, in response to identifying the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device, comprising:
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a trainable transceiver; a camera; and a control circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver and the camera, the control circuit configured to; use geographic location information to determine that a position of the vehicle is outside a building including one or more remote devices and within a defined geographic boundary about the building in relation to the one or more remote devices; responsive to the determination that the position of the vehicle is within the defined geographic boundary about the building, trigger initiation of use of the camera to identify the remote device from the one or more remote devices by (A) comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory and (B) comparing the geographic location information corresponding to the position of the vehicle with geographic information stored in memory and corresponding to one or more remote devices within the defined geographic boundary about the building; and automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device, using the trainable transceiver, in response to identifying the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method controlling a remote device using a system in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, at a control circuit of the system, geographic information corresponding to a current location of the vehicle; comparing the geographic information corresponding to the current location of the vehicle with geographic information stored in memory of the system and corresponding to the remote device; determining, based on the comparison of the geographic information, whether the current location of the vehicle is outside a building including the remote device and within a defined geographic boundary about the building in relation to the remote device; and in response to determining that the vehicle is within the defined geographic boundary about the building, triggering initiation of a process of using a camera identify the remote device by; receiving, via the camera of the system and at the control circuit, image data; comparing, using the control circuit, the received image data to information stored in memory and corresponding to the remote device; and in response to identifying the remote device, via the comparison, transmitting an activation signal formatted to control the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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