Gentex Corporation

Johnson Controls Technology Company

James E Trainor

Richard J Chutorash

Steven L Geerlings

Mark Lewis Zeinstra

Philip J VanderWall

Todd R Witkowski

Thomas S Wright

Jeffrey Neil Golden

Carl L Shearer

Michael J Sims

Ted W Ringold

Michael A Supanich

Paul S Vanlente

Charles G Nahigian

Jeffrey Golden

Paul Vanlente

A system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device includes a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device. The system also includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The system also includes a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.

System and method for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle

A vehicle system includes a vehicle communication module in the vehicle, a remote start system in the vehicle, and a vehicle processor. The vehicle processor is configured to determine if the vehicle is in a garage, and further configured to receive an indication of a remote start request from the remote start system, receive a garage door status from a garage door opener using the vehicle communication module, and determine, based on the received garage door status, if a garage door is closed. In response to determining that the garage door is closed, the vehicle systems transmits a remote command to the garage door opener formatted to cause the garage door opener to open the garage door.

Communication system and method

System and method for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle using induction field communication

A communication system and method in which the communication system comprises a first communication module () and a second communication module (). The first communication module () is located inside a vehicle (), and the second communication module () is located in a garage door opener () and/or a home (). A first information () relating to status information of the vehicle () is transmitted wirelessly between the first and second communication modules (). Additionally or alternatively, a second information is transmitted between the first and second communication modules (). The second information relates to status information of the garage door opener () and/or the home ().

A system for communicating information and/or instructions includes a transmitter and receiver configured for wireless communication with a user interface. The information and/or instructions may be audibly communicated to the user. The system includes voice activation and controls. The wireless communication may utilize Bluetooth communication protocol.

System and method for short-range communication for a vehicle

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Holland, MI, United States of America

James E Trainor