US 2017/0323498 A1 · INTERNET-CONNECTED GARAGE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM

Abstract

An internet-connected garage door control system is disclosed that includes a garage door opener for opening and closing a garage door in response to signals received through the internet, and an in-vehicle remote garage door opener integrated into a vehicle for transmitting the signals through the internet to the garage door opener. The in-vehicle remote garage door opener includes an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, a trainable RF transceiver for transmitting an RF signal to the garage door opener, a user-actuated input, an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device, and a controller, wherein, upon actuation of the user-actuated input, the controller is configured to at least one of (a) request a signal to be transmitted by the internet-connected device through the internet to the garage door opener, and (b) cause the trainable RF transceiver to transmit the RF signal to the garage door opener.

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An in-vehicle remote garage door opener for receiving signals through the internet from a garage door opener, the remote garage door opener comprising:

an RF receiver for receiving an RF signal during a training mode;
an RF transmitter for transmitting an RF signal to the garage door opener in an operating mode;
an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected mobile device that is mobile relative to the vehicle;
and
a controller coupled to:
said interface;
and
at least one of the trainable RF receiver and the trainable RF transmitter;
wherein said controller is configured to receive signals via said interface that are sent through the internet from the garage door opener that indicates an open or closed status of a garage door.

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An in-vehicle remote garage door opener for receiving signals through the internet from a garage door opener, the remote garage door opener comprising:

an indicator for indicating the status of the garage door to an occupant of the vehicle;
an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected mobile device that is mobile relative to the vehicle;
and
a controller coupled to said indicator and said interface, wherein said controller is configured to receive signals via said interface that are sent through the internet from the garage door opener that indicates an open or closed status of the garage door and wherein, in response to said signals, said controller controls said indicator to indicate the open or closed status of the garage door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Internet-connected garage door control system

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Internet-connected garage door control system

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