Vehicle control system for a vehicle data communications bus and having verification features
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the vehicle control system comprising:
- at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user;
a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from said at least one uniquely coded transmitter; and
a controller at the vehicle and connected to said receiver and the vehicle data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system include at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from the at least one uniquely coded transmitter, and a controller at the vehicle and being connected to the receiver and the vehicle data communications bus. The controller is for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned. In other embodiments, a biometric characteristic sensor is used in place of the receiver.
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67 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the vehicle control system comprising:
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at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user;
a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from said at least one uniquely coded transmitter; and
a controller at the vehicle and connected to said receiver and the vehicle data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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18. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and a vehicle indicator connected thereto, the vehicle control system comprising:
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at least one uniquely coded transmitter to be carried by a user;
a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from said at least one uniquely coded transmitter; and
a controller at the vehicle and connected to said receiver and the vehicle data communications bus for learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and communicating with the vehicle indicator via said data communications bus to cause an indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned.
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30. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the vehicle control system comprising:
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a biometric characteristic sensor for sensing a unique biometric characteristic of a user; and
a controller at the vehicle and connected to said biometric characteristic sensor and the vehicle data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the unique biometric characteristic to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new unique biometric characteristic has been learned. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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46. A vehicle control method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the method comprising:
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receiving signals from at least one uniquely coded transmitter at a receiver at the vehicle; and
using a controller at the vehicle and connected to the receiver and the vehicle data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the at least one uniquely coded transmitter to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new uniquely coded transmitter has been learned.
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57. A vehicle control method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communications bus and at least one vehicle device connected thereto, the method comprising:
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sensing a unique biometric characteristic of a user from a biometric characteristic sensor; and
using a controller at the vehicle and connected to said biometric characteristic sensor and the vehicle data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device via the data communications bus, learning the unique biometric characteristic to permit control of a vehicle function by the user, and causing an indication of whether at least one new unique biometric characteristic has been learned.
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