# US 10,373,503 B2 · Trainable transceiver with single camera park assist > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,373,503 B2 - Document ID: US10373503B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/991,446 - Filed: 2016-01-08 - Published: 2016-07-14 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-09 - Assignees: Gentex Corporation - Applicants: Gentex Corporation - Inventors: Thomas S. Wright; Steven L. Geerlings; David M. Bostrom - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373503B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/168: {Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space} - B62D 15/027: {Parking aids, e.g. instruction means} - G08G 1/04: using optical or ultrasonic detectors - G08G 1/163: {involving continuous checking} - H04N 7/18: Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A trainable transceiver for controlling a device and providing vehicle position information to a vehicle occupant includes a transceiver circuit, an output device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the output device. The control circuit is configured to receive, using the transceiver circuit or a secondary transceiver, image data corresponding to a position of the vehicle. The control circuit is further configured to determine a vehicle position status based on the image data and to control the output device to convey information to the vehicle occupant based on the vehicle position status. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A trainable transceiver for controlling a device and providing vehicle position information to a vehicle occupant, comprising: a transceiver circuit; an output device; and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the output device, the control circuit configured to: receive, using the transceiver circuit or a secondary transceiver, first image data corresponding to a position of the vehicle, determine a vehicle position status by comparing the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to second image data corresponding to a predetermined vehicle position status category, and control the output device to convey information to the vehicle occupant based on the vehicle position status; receive a user input for entering a training mode; prompt the user to position the vehicle in response to the user input; prompt the user to provide an input when the vehicle is well positioned; and store the second image data corresponding to a well-positioned vehicle in response to receiving the input when the vehicle is well positioned. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The trainable transceiver of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the vehicle position status by analyzing the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle and received using the transceiver circuit or secondary transceiver to determine the distance between the vehicle and a reference point. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The trainable transceiver of claim 1, wherein the vehicle position status includes at least one of well-positioned within the structure, not well positioned within the structure, approaching a position in which the vehicle will be well positioned, or travelled past a position in which the vehicle is well positioned, the second image data stored in memory of the trainable transceiver. ### Claim 4 A trainable transceiver for controlling a device and providing vehicle position information to a vehicle occupant, comprising: a transceiver circuit; an output device; and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the output device configured to: receive, using the transceiver circuit or a secondary transceiver, a vehicle position status for a vehicle having a remote device, the vehicle position status determined by the remote device by comparing first image data corresponding to a position of the vehicle to second image data corresponding to a predetermined vehicle position status category, the second image data stored in memory of the remote device, and control the output device to convey information to the vehicle occupant based on the vehicle position status; wherein the control circuit is further configured to: receive a user input for entering a training mode, prompt the user to position the vehicle in response to the user input, prompt the user to provide an input when the vehicle is well positioned, and cause the remote device to store the second image data corresponding to a well-positioned vehicle in response to receiving the input when the vehicle is well positioned. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The trainable transceiver of claim 4, wherein the remote device is configured to determine the vehicle position status by analyzing the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to determine the distance between the vehicle and a reference point. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The trainable transceiver of claim 4, wherein the vehicle position status includes at least one of well-positioned, not-well positioned, approaching a position in which the vehicle will be well positioned, or travelled past a position in which the vehicle is well positioned, the second image data stored in memory of the remote device. ### Claim 7 A method of providing vehicle position information to a vehicle occupant using a trainable transceiver, comprising: receiving, at an operator input device of the trainable transceiver a user input for entering a training mode; prompting, using the output device, the user to position the vehicle in response to the user input; prompting, using the output device, the user to provide an input when the vehicle is well positioned; storing a second image data corresponding to a well-positioned vehicle in response to receiving the input when the vehicle is well positioned; establishing, using a transceiver circuit or a secondary transceiver of the trainable transceiver, communication between the trainable transceiver and a remote device; receiving first image data, at the trainable transceiver, wherein the first image data corresponds to a position of the vehicle; determining, using a control circuit of the trainable transceiver, a vehicle position status by comparing the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to the second image data corresponding to a predetermined vehicle position status category; and providing, using an output device of the trainable transceiver, vehicle position information based on the determined vehicle position status. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising analyzing, using the control circuit, the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to determine the distance between the vehicle and a reference point. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the vehicle position status includes at least one of well-positioned, approaching a position in which the vehicle will be well positioned, or travelled past a position in which the vehicle is well positioned, the second image data stored in memory of the trainable transceiver. ### Claim 10 A method of providing vehicle position information to a vehicle occupant using a trainable transceiver, comprising: receiving, at an operator input device of the trainable transceiver a user input for entering a training mode; prompting, using the output device, the user to position the vehicle in response to the user input; prompting, using the output device, the user to provide an input when the vehicle is well positioned; and storing a second image data in memory of the remote device corresponding to a well-positioned vehicle in response to receiving the input when the vehicle is well positioned; establishing, using a transceiver circuit or a secondary transceiver of the trainable transceiver, communication between the trainable transceiver and a remote device; receiving first image data, at the remote device, wherein the first image data corresponds to a position of the vehicle; determining, using the remote device, a vehicle position status by comparing the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to the second image data corresponding to a predetermined vehicle position status category; receiving, using the transceiver circuit or the secondary transceiver of the trainable transceiver, the vehicle position status from the remote device; and providing, using an output device of the trainable transceiver, vehicle position information based on the received vehicle position status. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising analyzing, using the remote device, the first image data corresponding to the position of the vehicle to determine the distance between the vehicle and a reference point. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle position status is at least one of well positioned, not well positioned, approaching a position in which the vehicle will be well positioned, or travelled past a position in which the vehicle is well positioned.