TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20180144618A1
• Filed: 01/22/2018
• Published: 05/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: WITKOWSKI, Todd R., Geerlings, Steven L., Wright, Thomas S., Smeyers, Marc A., Dorst, Jonathan E., Papay, Douglas C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,713,937 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• 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 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means

Abstract

A trainable transceiver for controlling a remote device includes a transceiver circuit configured based on training information to communicate with the remote device, a communications device configured to communicate with a mobile communications device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit, and coupled to the communications device. The control circuit is configured to transmit diagnostic information related to the trainable transceiver to a mobile communications device via the communications device.

Claims

1. A mobile communications device for configuring trainable transceivers, comprising:

a transceiver in communication with a trainable transceiver that is to send a first signal to communicate with a remote device; and

a control circuit coupled to the transceiver and to the memory, configured to;

receive diagnostic information from the trainable transceiver;

generate a second signal for adjusting the first signal based on the diagnostic information received from the trainable transceiver; and

send the second signal to the trainable transceiver, receipt of the second signal causing the trainable transceiver to adjust the first signal to communicate with the remote device.

2. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to:

receive updated diagnostic information from the trainable transceiver, subsequent to receipt of the second signal;

identify that the trainable transceiver is not in communication with the remote device based on the updated diagnostic information;

generate, responsive to the identification, a third signal for readjusting the first signal based on the updated diagnostic information; and

send the third signal to the trainable transceiver, receipt of the third signal causing the trainable transceiver to adjust the first signal to communicate with the remote device.

3. The mobile communications device of claim 1, further comprising a user input element configured to receive a user input;

and

wherein the control circuit is further configured to generate the second signal for adjusting the first signal based on the user input received via the user input element.

4. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to:

transmit the diagnostic information from the trainable transceiver to a service provider;

subsequently receive supplemental information for adjusting the first signal from the service provider generated based on the diagnostic information; and

generate the second signal for adjusting the first signal based on the diagnostic information and the supplemental information received from the service provider.

5. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to send the second signal to the trainable transceiver via a light source, receipt of the second signal by a light sensor of the trainable transceiver causing the trainable transceiver to adjust the first signal.

6. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to generate the second signal for adjusting at least one of an activation parameter and a transmission frequency of the first signal based on the diagnostic information.

7. A system for configuring trainable transceivers, comprising:

an application running on a processor of a mobile communications device, configured to;

receive, via a transceiver, diagnostic information from a trainable transceiver trained to control a remote device;

generate instructions for configuring one or more parameters of a signal for establishing communications with the remote device based on the diagnostic information received from the trainable transceiver;

transmit, via the transceiver, the instructions to the trainable transceiver, receipt of the instructions configured to cause the trainable transceiver to configure the one or more parameters of the signal for establishing communications with the remote device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, updated diagnostic information from the trainable transceiver, subsequent to transmission of the instructions;

generate updated instructions for configuring the one or more parameters based on the updated diagnostic information; and

transmit, via the transceiver, the updated instructions to the trainable transceiver, receipt of the updated instructions configured to cause the trainable transceiver to reconfigure the one or more parameters of the signal for establishing communications with the remote device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to:

receive supplemental information for configuring the one or more parameters of the signal generated by a service provider based on the diagnostic information; and

generate the instructions for configuring the one or more parameters of the signal for establishing communications with the remote device based on the supplemental information from the service provider and the diagnostic information from the trainable transceiver.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to acquire the one or more activation parameters of the signal for establishing communications with the remote device from at least one of the trainable transceiver.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to generate the instructions based on a user input received via a user input element for configuring the signal for establishing communications with the remote device.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to cycle through a plurality of transmission frequencies for the signal sent by the trainable transceiver for establishing communications with the remote device based on the diagnostic information.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to receive the diagnostic information including an identifier for the remote device and a status of the remote device.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to display a remote device status of the diagnostic information on a display of the mobile communications device.

15. A method of configuring trainable transceiver, comprising:

establishing, by a communications device, communications with a trainable transceiver trained to operate a remote device;

receiving, by the communications device subsequent to establishment of the communications, diagnostic information related to operating the remote device from the trainable transceiver; and

transmitting, by the communication device, the diagnostic information related to operating the remote device to a remote server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein establishing the communications with the trainable transceiver further comprises pairing the communications device with the trainable transceiver in accordance with a communications protocol.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the diagnostic information further comprises receiving the diagnostic information related to operating the remote device including an identifier of the remote device, a status of the remote device, and an activation parameter for a signal to control the remote device.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein transmitting the diagnostic information to the remote server further comprises transmitting the diagnostic information via a second transceiver different from a first transceiver for establishing the communications with the trainable transceiver.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving, by the communications device, updated diagnostic information related to operating the remote device from the trainable transceiver, subsequent to receiving the diagnostic information.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating, by the communications device, instructions for modifying a signal to be sent by the trainable transceiver to operate the remote device based on the diagnostic information; and

transmitting, by the communications device, the instructions to the trainable transceiver to cause the trainable transceiver to modify the signal for operating the remote device.