SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND OPERATING A WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE FOR ACTIVATION OF A REMOTE DEVICE

• US 20130063243A1
• Filed: 11/12/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Witkowski, Todd R., Shearer, Carl, Geerlings, Steven L., Klaver, Thomas D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,176,482 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.7
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed

Abstract

Control systems for mounting in a vehicle and for transmitting a signal to a receiver associated with a device for opening or closing a movable barrier when the receiver receives an authorized signal are provided.

Claims

1. A control system for mounting in a vehicle and for transmitting a signal to a receiver associated with a device for opening or closing a movable barrier when the receiver receives an authorized signal, the control system comprising:

an interface configured to exchangeably receive different transmitters;

a power supply configured to supply power to the interface;

a user input interface configured to receive user input from a user interface element;

a circuit communicably coupling the user input interface and the interface for receiving a transmitter, the circuit configured to utilize different transmitters received by the interface so that common user input received at the user input interface results in like behavior by the different transmitters.

2. A control system for mounting in a vehicle and for transmitting a signal to a receiver associated with a device for opening or closing a movable barrier when the receiver receives an authorized signal, the control system comprising:

a transmitter;

memory storing a plurality of codes, a first group of the codes compatible with old receiver standards and a second group of the codes associated with new receiver standards;

an input configured to receive a command from a user interface element;

a circuit configured to cause the transmitter to transmit the first group of codes followed by the second group of codes when the command is received at the input.