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Multifunction and multiple range RKE system and method

  • US 20010038328A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2001
  • Published: 11/08/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A wireless remote control system comprising:

  • a wireless transmitter having a button arranged to cause the transmitter to transmit a command signal upon actuation by a user;

    a receiver for receiving the transmitted command signal;

    a signal detector connected to the receiver for detecting the distance of the transmitter from the receiver as a function of the signal strength of the received signal; and

    a controller responsive to the signal detector for performing a first associated function if the transmitter is detected as being within a predetermined range, and a different function if the transmitter is detected as being outside the predetermined range.

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