System and method for keyless entry and remote starting vehicle with an OEM remote embedded in vehicle

• US 10,196,039 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lightwave technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: Light Wave Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Wisnia, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Mirza
• Application Number:
  US15/389,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20170101077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/209 Remote starting of engine
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00206 the keyless data carrier being hand operated
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00547 starting ignition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

A vehicle comprising a keyless go system, and at least one key fob, said keyless go system being operatively connected to a locking/unlocking subsystem and an engine start subsystem, said vehicle further comprising at least one LF transmitter, at least one LF receiver, at least one HF transmitter and at least one HF receiver, said vehicle further comprising an aftermarket keyless go system interfacing with said keyless go system, wherein at least one of said at least one key fob is embedded into said vehicle, and wherein when a user sends a lock/unlock command, or a start command with a portable device, said aftermarket keyless go system interacts with said embedded key fob to selectively enable and disable low frequency communication between said embedded key fob and said keyless go system.

Claims

1. An after-market keyless go system configured to interact with an original equipment manufacturer security system of a vehicle, wherein said original equipment manufacturer security system comprises an exterior vehicle door handle with a push button or a touch sensor accessed by a user for locking or unlocking said vehicle, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) key fob embedded in said vehicle, and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) keyless go system adapted to communicate with said OEM key fob at a low power level and a high power level, said after-market keyless go system configured to:

receive a command signal from said push button or said touch sensor of said door handle when lock input is received at said push button or said touch sensor of said door handle; and

upon said push button or said touch sensor receiving said lock input, selectively disabling said low power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob and said OEM keyless go system by one of;

disabling power supplied to said OEM key fob embedded in said vehicle; and

blocking low power level communication between said OEM keyless go system to said OEM key fob embedded in said vehicle,

while allowing said high power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob and said OEM keyless go system,

thereby resulting in said OEM keyless go system determining that said OEM key fob is outside said vehicle despite said OEM key fob being embedded in said vehicle, and allowing said original equipment manufacturer security system of said vehicle to lock said vehicle while said OEM key fob is embedded in said vehicle.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said exterior vehicle door handle has a push button.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said selectively disabling said low power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob and said OEM keyless go system is performed by removing power supplied to said OEM key fob.

4. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said selectively disabling said low power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob and said OEM keyless go system is performed by blocking low power level signal transmission transmitted from said OEM keyless go system.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein said exterior vehicle door handle has a touch sensor.

6. A method for locking a vehicle equipped with an after-market keyless go device configured to interact with an original equipment manufacturer security system of a vehicle of the type that communicates with an OEM key fob, said security system being adapted to communicate with said OEM key fob at a low power level and a high power level, said method comprising:

detecting a door lock command through communication with said original equipment manufacturer security system of said vehicle;

disabling said low power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob

and said security system by one of;

disabling power supplied to said OEM key fob embedded in said vehicle; and

blocking low power level communication between said OEM keyless go system to said OEM key fob embedded in said vehicle,

to allow said OEM key fob to interact with said original equipment manufacturer security system of said vehicle in a manner that causes said original equipment manufacturer security system of said vehicle to determine that the OEM remote is outside said vehicle, wherein high power level communication between said embedded OEM key fob and said OEM keyless go system is allowed, while low power level communication between said OEM keyless go system to said OEM key fob embedded in said vehicle is prevented, thereby resulting in said original equipment manufacturer security system determining that said OEM key fob is outside said vehicle despite said OEM key fob being embedded in said vehicle, and allowing said original equipment manufacturer security system of said vehicle to lock said vehicle while said OEM key fob is embedded in said vehicle.