Trainable Transceiver And Method Of Operation Utilizing Existing Vehicle User Interfaces

A trainable transceiver unit configured to be installed in a vehicle, comprising:

• a user input interface configured to receive a user input;
• a transceiver circuit configured to receive a control signal from an original transmitter and transmit an activation signal to control operation of a remote electronic system;
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• a processing circuit configured to store a plurality of activation signals and a plurality of predetermined vehicle input patterns associated with the plurality of activation signals, receive a vehicle input pattern from an existing vehicle user interface of the vehicle, identify the vehicle input pattern, and cause the transceiver circuit to transmit an activation signal associated with the identified vehicle input pattern.

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle user input interface configured to receive user control inputs and generate input signals based on the user control inputs;
• a data input line coupled to the vehicle user interface;
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• a trainable transceiver including:
• a transmitter configured to transmit an activation signal to a remote electronic system for controlling operation of the remote electronic system;
• a user input interface configured to receive user input;
• an indicator LED;
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• a control circuit configured to perform a patterning mode in which the control circuit receives a first input signal from the vehicle user interface via the data input line, extracts first user control inputs from the first input signal, and stores the first user control inputs in memory in response to receiving a user input indicating successful training of the trainable transmitter to the remote electronic system.