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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Nicholas J. Goote, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Steven L. Geerlings, Holland, MI (US);
Thomas S. Wright, Holland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle-based remote control system and method are provided herein. A first in-vehicle device and a second in-vehicle device are provided. The second in-vehicle device includes a user-input mechanism having at least one actuatable member, and a controller programmed to respond to input from the user-input mechanism. Upon actuation of the at least one actuatable member, the controller prompts the first in-vehicle device to transmit a pre-recorded user voice command assigned to the at least one actuatable member. The pre-recorded user voice command is transmitted to a server. The server processes the pre-recorded user voice command and generates a command for executing an action specified by the pre-recorded user voice command. The command is executed by one or more smart devices located remotely from a vehicle.