Patent ID: 8878646
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: F02N,G07C,G08C

Abstract:
1. A method of electronically assisting a driver with positioning a vehicle within a garage using communication between a vehicle control system and a garage door opener comprising: receiving, at a vehicle sensor interface, a first positioning information from a vehicle sensor; receiving, using a vehicle communication module, a second positioning information from the garage door opener; determining, using a vehicle processor and based on the first positioning information and the second positing information, whether the vehicle is positioned within the garage; using the vehicle processor to notify an occupant of the vehicle that the vehicle is positioned within the garage; determining, using the vehicle processor and based on the first positioning information and the second positioning information, that the vehicle is positioned such that the garage door will come into contact with an obstructing object while closing; and sending, using the vehicle communication module, an open instruction to the garage door opener which forces the garage door opener to open a garage door.