公开(公告)号：US10339741B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15952455

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Bradley R. Hamlin

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G08C17/02

Abstract: A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a trainable transceiver and a remote button module. The trainable transceiver base station configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a first location and the remote button module separated from the base station and configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a second location. The remote button module is configured to wirelessly transmit a command signal to the base station in response to receiving a user input at a user input device, and the base station responds to receiving the command signal by transmitting an activation signal to the remote device, wherein the activation signal is formatted to control the remote device.

公开(公告)号：US10248773B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15247137

申请日：2016-08-25

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Thomas S. Wright ,  Steven L. Geerlings ,  Marc A. Smeyers

IPC: G06F7/04 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G07F19/00 ,  H04W4/04

Abstract: An accessory configured to authenticate a transaction is disclosed. The accessory comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate with a transaction system. The accessory further comprises at least one data collection device and a processor. The processor is in communication with the communication circuit and the data collection device. The processor is configured to compare captured data captured by the data collection device with stored data to generate an authentication of a previously identified operator.

公开(公告)号：US10198938B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15341071

申请日：2016-11-02

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Steven Swiftney ,  Landon S. Foy ,  Jens Ohler ,  Jack A. Huisingh

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G08C23/04

Abstract: A trainable transceiver is provided having an integrated interface connections with various vehicle modules for use with various remote electronic devices and a method of programming and using the same. The wireless trainable transceiver is in a vehicle with an integrated interface allowing connection to a human-to-machine interface and vehicle position determination device, such a navigation system and compass and the wireless trainable transceiver has the ability to change functions associated with preset buttons on the trainable transceiver, depending upon the location of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10115302B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15924607

申请日：2018-03-19

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Marc A. Smeyers ,  Jonathan E. Dorst ,  Douglas C. Papay

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device including a trainable transceiver, a camera, an output device, and a control circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver and the camera. The control circuit is configured to use data received from the camera to determine if the vehicle is well positioned within a garage, and the control circuit is configured to provide an indication that the vehicle is well positioned using the output device in response to determining that the vehicle is well positioned within a garage.

公开(公告)号：US09965947B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14875200

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G07C9/00007 ,  G07C9/00182 ,  G07C2009/00928 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  H04Q9/00

Abstract: A transmitter device for coupling to a vehicle and for conducting a transmission to a remote system includes a transmitter and a processing circuit coupled to the transmitter and having an input interface. The input interface is coupled to an existing user interface of the vehicle for receiving an input to cause the transmitter to conduct its transmission to the remote system. The input interface is coupled to a vehicle sensor for receiving a vehicle sensor input including a motion status of the vehicle. The processing circuit is configured to prevent the transmitter from conducting its transmission to the remote system unless the motion status of the vehicle indicates the vehicle is travelling at a speed less than a threshold speed.

公开(公告)号：US09858806B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US14690177

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Marc A. Smeyers ,  Jonathan E. Dorst ,  Douglas C. Papay

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device including a trainable transceiver, a camera, and a control circuit coupled to the trainable transceiver and the camera. The control circuit is configured to use the camera to identify the remote device by comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory, and the control circuit is configured to automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device in response to identifying the remote device.

公开(公告)号：US20170352286A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15616067

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Todd R. Witkowski ,  Thomas D. Klaver ,  Jonathan E. Dorst ,  Steven L. Geerlings ,  Thomas S. Wright

IPC: G09B9/05 ,  G08C19/16 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G08C19/28

CPC classification number: G09B9/05 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G08C19/16 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04B1/40

Abstract: A trainable transceiver is provided for a vehicle for transmitting signals to a device remote from the vehicle. The trainable transceiver includes an RF transceiver configured to receive an RF signal during a training mode in order to learn characteristics of the received RF signal, and to transmit an RF signal to the remote device in an operating mode where the transmitted RF signal includes the learned characteristics of the received RF signal; a local memory device for storing channel data representing the learned characteristics of the received RF signal; an interface configured to communicate with an Internet-connected device; and a controller coupled to the local memory device and the interface, the controller configured to retrieve the channel data from the local memory device and transfer the channel data for storage remote from the vehicle using the interface. The controller may also receive channel data from the remote memory device.

公开(公告)号：US09679471B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14688925

申请日：2015-04-16

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Douglas C. Papay ,  Carl L. Shearer

IPC: G05B19/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G08C19/28

CPC classification number: G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00007 ,  G07C9/00571 ,  G07C2009/00507 ,  G07C2009/00793 ,  G07C2009/00865 ,  G07C2009/00888 ,  G07C2009/00928 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/62

Abstract: A system for controlling a remote device includes a first trainable transceiver, a second trainable transceiver, and a cloud computing system configured to be in communication with the first trainable transceiver and the second trainable transceiver. The cloud computing system stores a code roll, and the cloud computing system transmits a current value of the code roll to the first trainable transceiver or the second trainable transceiver upon receiving a request transmission from the first trainable transceiver or the second trainable transceiver respectively.

公开(公告)号：US09640005B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14618809

申请日：2015-02-10

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Bradley R. Hamlin

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00126 ,  G07C9/00182 ,  G07C9/00857 ,  G07C2009/00769 ,  G07C2009/00849 ,  G07C2009/00888 ,  G07C2009/00928 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20

Abstract: A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a trainable transceiver and a remote button module. The trainable transceiver base station configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a first location and the remote button module separated from the base station and configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a second location. The remote button module is configured to wirelessly transmit a command signal to the base station in response to receiving a user input at a user input device, and the base station responds to receiving the command signal by transmitting an activation signal to the remote device, wherein the activation signal is formatted to control the remote device.

公开(公告)号：US09620005B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14690242

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION

Inventor： Steven L. Geerlings ,  Todd R. Witkowski ,  Thomas S. Wright ,  Marc A. Smeyers ,  Jonathan E. Dorst ,  Douglas C. Papay

IPC: G08C19/00 ,  G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G07C9/00571 ,  G07C2009/00507 ,  G07C2009/00753 ,  G07C2009/00761 ,  G07C2009/00769 ,  G07C2009/00793 ,  G07C2009/00865 ,  G07C2009/00888 ,  G07C2009/00928 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/62 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/93

Abstract: A trainable transceiver for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a transceiver circuit configured, based on training information, to control the remote device, a communications device configured to communicate with a mobile communications device, an output device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit, coupled to the communications device, and coupled to the output device. The control circuit is configured to receive notification information from the mobile communications device via the communications device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to generate an output using the output device based on the notification information.