Communication system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9600950
APP PUB NO 20160071348A1
SERIAL NO

14933391

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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.

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GENTEX CORPORATION600 N CENTENNIAL STREET ZEELAND MI 49464

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chutorash, Richard J Rochester Hills, US 37 2578
Geerlings, Steven L Holland, US 96 4166
Golden, Jeffrey Holland, US 12 831
Trainor, James E Holland, US 14 732

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