Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods
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Abstract
A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation transmitter, and a controller connected to the data communications bus for communicating with the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the window of the vehicle. The vehicle window controller may be responsive to signals from the window operation transmitter. A window piggyback controller may operate the windows based on signals on the data communications bus, such as door lock or door unlock signals.
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Citations
88 Claims
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1-64. -64. (canceled)
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65. A vehicle window control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and a plurality of vehicle devices communicating with one another over the data communications bus and including at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, the vehicle window control system comprising:
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a window operation transmitter; and
a controller connected to the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle for communicating with the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the window of the vehicle, said controller also being responsive to signals from said window operation transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A vehicle window control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and a plurality of vehicle devices communicating with one another over the data communications bus and including at least one vehicle device associated with operating a vehicle window, the vehicle window control system comprising:
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a remote function transmitter;
a controller for generating a vehicle function signal on said data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle responsive to the remote function signal from said remote function transmitter for performing a vehicle function; and
a window piggyback controller at the vehicle and connected to the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle for operating the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the vehicle window based upon the vehicle function signals generated on the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method for operating at least one window of a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and a plurality of vehicle devices communicating with one another over the data communications bus including at least one vehicle device associated with operating the at least one window, the method comprising:
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providing a window operation transmitter;
connecting a controller to the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle for communicating with the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the at least one window; and
using the controller to operate the at least one window responsive to signals from the window operation transmitter and based upon communication over the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle with the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the at least one window. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method for piggybacking a window control function to a vehicle window control system in a vehicle of a type comprising a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and a plurality of vehicle devices communicating with one another over the data communications bus including at least one vehicle device associated with operating a vehicle window, a remote function transmitter to be carried by a user, and a controller for generating a vehicle function signal on the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle responsive to the remote function signal from the remote function transmitter for performing a vehicle function, the method comprising:
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connecting a window piggyback controller to the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle; and
using the window piggyback controller to operate the at least one vehicle device associated with operating the vehicle window based upon the vehicle function signals generated on the data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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