Elimination of the activatability of a function by a radio on a vehicle

• US 10,071,707 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2016
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Lohmann, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khoi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peche, Jorge O
• Application Number:
  US15/216,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20170021803A1
• Time in Patent Office: 782 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/01 operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/209 Remote starting of engine
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/246 characterised by the challenge triggering
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses

Abstract

A method to activate a function of a vehicle including transmitting a wireless command from a portable apparatus to the vehicle and activating the function if a wireless activation facility of the function is not switched off.

Claims

1. A method for activating a transportation vehicle function of a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:

transmitting a wireless command to the transportation vehicle from a portable apparatus that is within a wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle;

activating the transportation vehicle function in response to a wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is not switched off,

switching off the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function for a predefined time period in response to detecting that the portable device is moved out of the wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle, and

activating the transportation vehicle function after the time period has elapsed, wherein the time period is configurable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation vehicle function comprises at least one transportation vehicle function from a group consisting of:

unlocking a central lock of the transportation vehicle, and

starting a motor of the transportation vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein an activation facility is configured to be switched off by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off as soon as a specific wireless command from the portable apparatus is received by the transportation vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the switching off of the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is performed provided that a specific wireless command from the portable apparatus is received in advance by the transportation vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising signaling, by the portable apparatus, that the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off.

7. A transportation vehicle comprising wireless component that receives a wireless command from a portable apparatus that is within a wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle activates a transportation vehicle function of the transportation vehicle in response to receiving the wireless command indicative of a wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function not switched off, wherein the transportation vehicle switches off the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function for a predefined time period in response to detecting that the portable device is moved out of the wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle, and wherein the transportation vehicle activates the transportation vehicle function after the time period has elapsed, wherein the time period is configurable.

8. The transportation vehicle of claim 7, wherein the transportation vehicle function comprises at least one transportation vehicle function from a group consisting of:

unlocking a central lock of the transportation vehicle, and

starting a motor of the transportation vehicle.

9. The transportation vehicle of claim 7, wherein an activation facility is configured to be switched off by a user.

10. The transportation vehicle of claim 7, wherein the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off as soon as the portable apparatus moves from the wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle.

11. The transportation vehicle of claim 10, wherein the transportation vehicle performs to switch off the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function provided that a specific wireless command from the portable apparatus is received in advance by the transportation vehicle.

12. The transportation vehicle of claim 7, wherein the portable apparatus signals in response to the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off.

13. A system comprising:

a portable apparatus comprises a wireless transmitting component for transmitting a wireless command; and

a transportation vehicle,

wherein the transportation vehicle comprises wireless component for receiving the wireless command that is within a wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle,

wherein the transportation vehicle is configured to activate a transportation vehicle function of the transportation vehicle in response to a receipt of the wireless command indicative of a wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is not switched off,

wherein the transportation vehicle is configured to switch off the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function for a predefined time period in response to detecting that the portable device is moved out of the wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle, and

wherein the transportation vehicle is configured to activate the transportation vehicle function after the time period has elapsed, wherein the time period is configurable.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the portable apparatus comprises a signaling component for signaling that the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the transportation vehicle function comprises at least one transportation vehicle function from a group consisting of:

unlocking a central lock of the transportation vehicle, and

starting a motor of the transportation vehicle.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein an activation facility is configured to be switched off by a user.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off as soon as the portable apparatus moves from the wireless reception range of the transportation vehicle.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the switch off of the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is performed provided that a specific wireless command from the portable apparatus is received in advance by the transportation vehicle.

19. The system of claim 13, further comprising signaling, by the portable apparatus, that the wireless activation facility of the transportation vehicle function is switched off.