Systems and methods for adding a trainable transceiver to a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9984516
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14618760

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A trainable transceiver base station for controlling a remote device includes a first transceiver circuit, a power connection, and a control circuit. The first transceiver circuit is configured to transmit activation signals to the remote device, the activation signals formatted based on training information and formatted to control the remote device. The power connection is configured to receive electrical power from a vehicle. The control circuit is configured to cause the first transceiver circuit to transmit the activation signal when a command signal is received at the trainable transceiver base station. The trainable transceiver base station is located at a first location within the vehicle, and the trainable transceiver base station is configured to receive the command signal from a remote button module located at a second location within the vehicle.

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GENTEX CORPORATION600 N CENTENNIAL STREET ZEELAND MI 49464

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Geerlings, Steven L Holland, US 96 4166
Hamlin, Bradley R Allendale, US 92 620
Witkowski, Todd R Zeeland, US 79 2818
Wright, Thomas S Holland, US 64 1051

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