Remote receive antenna for vehicle communication system

A communication system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, the trainable transceiver module having a transmit antenna, wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to store at least first one control signal, to receive an indication from a user to transmit at least one second control signal, and to transmit the at least one second control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle;
• a button on a panel disposed within an interior of the vehicle, configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least first one control signal;
• and
• a remote receive antenna mounted within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to:
• communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button, and
• convey, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one first control signal from a training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module via a cable;
• wherein the cable extends between and is configured to connect the remote receive antenna to the trainable transceiver module,
• wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one first control signal for transmitting the at least one second control signal and to store the at least one first control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter.

A method of installing a communication system for a vehicle, comprising:

• mounting a trainable transceiver module disposed outside an interior of the vehicle, wherein the trainable transceiver module includes a transmit antenna and is configured to receive at least one first control signal, to receive an indication from a user to transmit at least one second control signal, and to transmit the at least one second control signal to a receiver external to the vehicle;
• disposing a button on a panel within an interior of the vehicle, wherein the button is configured to instruct, in response to a user input on the button, the trainable transceiver module to receive the at least one first control signal;
• mounting at least one remote receive antenna within the interior of the vehicle, wherein the remote receive antenna is configured to:
• communicatively couple to the trainable transceiver module in response to the user input on the button, and
• convey, subsequent to the coupling to the trainable transceiver module, the at least one first control signal from a training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module for training the trainable transceiver module;
• and
• connecting the trainable transceiver module to the remote receive antenna via a cable extending between and connecting the remote receive antenna and the trainable transceiver module for conveying the at least first one control signal from the training transmitter to the trainable transceiver module,
• wherein the trainable transceiver module is configured to be trained using the at least one first control signal for transmitting the at least one second control signal and to store the at least one first control signal received via the cable from the training transmitter.