Remote control device for a motor vehicle
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1. An arrangement within a motor vehicle comprising:
- a remote control comprising a transmitter and a manual activation device;
a data bus arranged within said vehicle for connecting a plurality of remotely located data bus interface control units coupled with said data bus;
wherein the manual activation device is located inside the vehicle and coupled with a first of said data bus interface control unit; and
wherein the transmitter is located outside the vehicle interior coupled with a second of said data bus interface control unit, wherein said first and second interface are located at different positions within said motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A remote control for a garage door opener includes a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals and at least one manual actuator. The transmitter can be arranged in flexible mounting areas inside or outside the motor vehicle and can be spatially separate from the manual actuator. To this end, the invention provides a remote garage door opener that is integrated into the control system that is present in a motor vehicle in such a manner that the manual actuator and the transmitter device are linked with each other via at least one control device that is located in the motor vehicle.
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1. An arrangement within a motor vehicle comprising:
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a remote control comprising a transmitter and a manual activation device; a data bus arranged within said vehicle for connecting a plurality of remotely located data bus interface control units coupled with said data bus; wherein the manual activation device is located inside the vehicle and coupled with a first of said data bus interface control unit; and wherein the transmitter is located outside the vehicle interior coupled with a second of said data bus interface control unit, wherein said first and second interface are located at different positions within said motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An arrangement within a motor vehicle comprising:
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a remote control device comprising a transmitter and a manual switch for operating said transmitter; a serial data bus arranged within said vehicle for connecting a plurality of remotely located serial data bus interface control units coupled with said serial data bus; wherein the manual switch is located inside the vehicle and coupled with a first of said serial data bus interface control units; wherein the transmitter including a digital processor for configuring said transmitter, is located outside the vehicle interior coupled with a second of said serial data bus interface control units, wherein said first and second serial interfaces are located at different positions within said motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Current AssigneeVolkswagen AG
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Original AssigneeVolkswagen AG
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InventorsPetznick, Frank, Pietsch, Mathias
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Primary Examiner(s)Zimmerman; Brian
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Assistant Examiner(s)Brown; Vernal
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Application NumberUS09/968,438Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,339 DaysField of Search340/825.72, 340/5.23, 340/5.26, 340/825.52, 340/825.69, 340/426.15, 340/457, 340 561- 564, 340/5.72, 340/825.7, 340/10.32, 340/426.23, 340/5.62, 340/3.1, 340/426.16, 340/5.1, 340/5.2, 340/425.5, 340/426.1, 701 29- 35, 701/2, 701/36, 701/51, 307/9.1, 341/17, 324/752US Class Current340/10.32CPC Class CodesG07C 2009/00769 with data transmission perf...G07C 2009/00928 for garage doorsG07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectiona...
