In-vehicle transmitter training

US10997810B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Chamberlain Group LLC · US

Inventors

• Bradley Charles Atwell · North Aurora, US
• Garth Wesley Hopkins · Lisle, US
• Oddy Khamharn · Lombard, US
• Edward James Lukas · Batavia, US
• Mark Edward Miller · Oswego, US
• Jay Edward Peterson · Westmont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2020
• Grant date: May 4, 2021
• Expiry date: May 11, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2009/00928
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In an embodiment, an in-vehicle apparatus includes a transmitter operable to transmit radio frequency control signals and communication circuitry configured to communicate with a remote computer via a network. The communication circuitry is configured to receive information from the remote computer via the network, the information pertaining to one or more controllable devices of a user account. The apparatus includes a processor configured to: communicate, via the communication circuitry, a transmitter identifier representative of a transmitter code of the transmitter with the remote computer; effect the movable barrier operator to change a state of a movable barrier by causing the transmitter to transmit a first radio frequency control signal to the movable barrier operator system; and effect the movable barrier operator to learn the transmitter by causing the transmitter to transmit a second radio frequency control signal to the movable barrier operator system.