Trainable transceiver and mobile communications device training systems and methods

Abstract

A system for controlling a remote device includes a mobile communications device and a trainable transceiver. The mobile communications device includes a display, a camera flash, a speaker, and a processing circuit coupled to the display, the camera flash, and the speaker. The trainable transceiver includes a transceiver circuit, a communications device, and a control circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit and the communications device. The trainable transceiver is configured to be in communication with the mobile communications device using the communications device, and the control circuit is configured to receive training information from the mobile communications device and train the trainable transceiver to communicate with the remote device based on the training information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile communications device for training trainable transceivers, comprising:
 an application executed on a processing circuit configured to:
 receive, via a camera coupled to the processing circuit, an image associated with at least one of an original transmitter and a remote device; 
 determine, based on the image received from the camera, training information for controlling the remote device; and 
 transmit, to a trainable transceiver, the training information, wherein receipt of the training information causes training of the trainable transceiver to control the remote device using the training information. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mobile communications device of  claim 1 , wherein the application executed on the processing circuit is further configured to identify, from the image received via the camera, the original transmitter corresponding to the original transmitter associated with the image to determine the training information for controlling the remote device. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile communications device of  claim 1 , wherein the application executed on the processing circuit is further configured to:
 receive, via the camera coupled to the processing circuit, the image including a machine readable image;   decode, using an image processing algorithm, the machine readable image; and   identify, from the machine readable image received via the camera, the original transmitter corresponding to the decoding of the machine readable image to determine the training information for controlling the remote device.   
     
     
         4 . The mobile communications device of  claim 1 , wherein the application executed on the processing circuit is further configured to receive a user input corresponding to a selection of the remote device for which to train the trainable transceiver. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile communications device of  claim 1 , wherein the application executed on the processing circuit is further configured to determine the training information by identifying activation signal parameters for controlling the remote device in a database. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile communications device of  claim 1 , wherein the application executed on the processing circuit is further configured to:
 transmit the image received from the camera to a server for processing of the image; and   receive the training information for controlling the remote device from the server.   
     
     
         7 . A system for training trainable transceivers, comprising:
 a processing circuit of a mobile communications device, wherein the processing circuit is configured to:
 receive, via a camera coupled to the processing circuit, an image associated with at least one of an original transmitter and a remote device; 
 determine, based on the image received from the camera, training information for controlling the remote device; and 
 transmit, to a trainable transceiver, the training information, wherein receipt of the training information causes training of the trainable transceiver to control the remote device using the training information. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to decode the image received from the camera to determine the training information for controlling the remote device. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to identify, from the image received via the camera, the original transmitter corresponding to the original transmitter associated with the image to determine the training information for controlling the remote device. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to receive a user input corresponding to a selection of the remote device for which to train the trainable transceiver. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to determine the training information by identifying activation signal parameters for controlling the remote device in a database. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
 compare the image received via the camera with a second image in a database, the second image associated with the original transmitter; and   identify, responsive to determining that the image from the camera matches the second image of the database within a predefined threshold, the training information for controlling the remote device.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
 transmit the image received from the camera to a server for processing of the image; and   receive the training information for controlling the remote device from the server.   
     
     
         14 . A method of training trainable transceivers, comprising,
 receiving, by a mobile communications device, from a camera, an image associated with at least one of an original transmitter and a remote device;   determining, by the mobile communications device, training information for controlling the remote device based on the image received from the camera; and   transmitting, by the mobile communications device, the training information to a trainable transceiver, receipt of the training information causing configuration of the trainable transceiver to control the control the remote device based on the training information.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein determining the training information further comprises identifying, from the image received via the camera, the original transmitter corresponding to the original transmitter associated with the image to determine the training information for controlling the remote device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein receiving the image associated with the original transmitter further comprises receiving the image including a machine readable image; the method further comprising:
 decoding, by the mobile communications device, using an image processing algorithm, the machine readable image; and   wherein determining the training information further comprises identifying, from the machine readable image received via the camera, the original transmitter corresponding to the decoding of the machine readable image to determine the training information for controlling the remote device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising receiving, by the mobile communications device, a user input corresponding to a selection of the remote device for which to train the trainable transceiver 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein determining the training information further comprises identifying activation signal parameters for controlling the remote device in a database. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the mobile communications device, the image received from the camera to a server for processing of the image; and   receiving, by the mobile communications device, from the server, the training information for controlling the remote device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 comparing, by the mobile communications device, the image received via the camera with a second image in a database, the second image associated with the original transmitter; and   identifying, by the mobile communications device, responsive to determining that the image from the camera matches the second image of the database within a predefined threshold, the training information for controlling the remote device.