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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Richard J. Chutorash, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
James E. Trainor, Holland, MI (US);
Jeffrey Golden, Holland, MI (US);
Steven L. Geerlings, Holland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
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.