INTERNET-CONNECTED GARAGE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An in-vehicle remote garage door opener integrated into a vehicle for transmitting signals through the internet to a garage door opener, the remote garage door opener comprising:
a trainable RF transceiver for receiving an RF signal during a training mode and transmitting an RF signal to the garage door opener in an operating mode; a user-actuated input; an interface configured to communicate with an internet-connected device; and a controller coupled to said user-actuated input, said trainable RF transceiver, and said interface, wherein, upon actuation of said user-actuated input, said 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 that responds to the signal by opening/closing a garage door, and (b) cause said trainable RF transceiver to transmit the RF signal to the garage door opener that responds to the signals by opening/closing the garage door.