Trainable transceiver and camera systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9805589
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14690195

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A system for installation in a vehicle and for controlling a remote device includes a camera, a trainable transceiver, and a control circuit coupled to the camera and the trainable transceiver. The control circuit is configured to use geographic location information to determine when to initiate a process of using the camera to identify the remote device and transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device. Upon initiation of the process, the control circuit is configured to use the camera to identify the remote device by comparing information received via the camera to information stored in memory, and wherein the control circuit is configured to automatically transmit an activation signal formatted to control the remote device, using the trainable transceiver, in response to identifying the remote device.

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GENTEX CORPORATION324 MAIN STREET SIMPSON PA 18407

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dorst, Jonathan E Holland, US 13 236
Geerlings, Steven L Holland, US 96 4166
Papay, Douglas C Zeeland, US 25 360
Smeyers, Marc A Zeeland, US 18 351
Witkowski, Todd R Zeeland, US 79 2818
Wright, Thomas S Holland, US 64 1051

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