Remote control system and method

摘要

A system for mounting to a vehicle including a user interface element and for controlling a transmitter device configured to send an expected transmission to receiving device is provided. The system includes a transceiver. The system further includes an interface for receiving a first signal from the user interface element. The system yet further includes a processor configured to establish a bi-directional data communication link between the transceiver and the transmitter device. The processor is further configured to cause the transceiver to send a second signal to the transmitter device via the bi-directional data communication link based upon the first signal received at the interface. The processor is yet further configured to format the second signal so that the transmitter device will send the expected transmission to the receiving device.

主权项

1. A transmitter device for causing a garage door opener to change states after the transmitter device receives a control signal from a first data communication device configured for bi-directional wireless data communications, the garage door opener configured to change states upon receipt of an expected transmission, the transmitter device comprising:
a radio frequency circuit configured to transmit the expected transmission to the door opener; a second data communication device configured to establish a bi-directional wireless data communication link with the first data communication device and configured to use the bi-directional wireless data communication link with the first data communication device to obtain configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes at least one of a transmission frequency or a code sequence descriptor for the expected transmission, and wherein the control signal is received via bi-directional data communication with the first data communication device; a memory unit configured to store the configuration information received via the bi-directional wireless data communication link in the first communication session; and a processing system communicably connected to the radio frequency circuit, the memory unit, and the second data communication device, the processing system configured to automatically cause the radio frequency circuit to transmit the expected transmission to the garage door opener in response to receiving the control signal via the bi-directional wireless data communication link without further user interaction; wherein the control signal comprises a command message and the expected transmission comprises an RF signal generated and transmitted in response to the command message, and wherein the RF signal is generated using the configuration information received via the bi-directional wireless data communication link.