Patent ID: 11908260
Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E  H | IPC E  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A communication module for a vehicle in communication with a mobile device via a first wireless interface, wherein the mobile device is further in communication with a remote server and configured to:
access programming information for a remote device from the remote server via a second wireless interface;
communicate the programming information with a communication circuit via a first software application configured to communicate with the communication module via a first communication interface;
communicate the programming information with the remote server via a second software application configured to communicate with remote server via a third communication interface; and
transfer the programming information between the first software application and the second software application on the mobile device, wherein the first software application is accessed via a first user account regulated by a first manufacturer and the second software application is accessed via a second user account regulated by a second manufacturer; and
the communication module comprising:
a trainable transmitter configured to communicate a radio frequency signal configured to control the remote device via a third wireless interface;
the communication circuit configured to communicate with the mobile device via the first wireless interface;
a user interface comprising at least one user input; and
a controller configured to:
communicate, with the remote server via the second wireless interface, the programming information for the remote device;
assign the programming information to the at least one user input in response to receiving the programming information; and
control the trainable transmitter to output a control signal based on the programming information in response to receipt of an input on the at least one user input, wherein the control signal is configured to control the remote device.