Remote control system and method
First Claim
1. A remote control system for a device, the system comprising:
- a transmitter, mounted in a vehicle, for transmitting a request signal in a predetermined area;
a receiver, mounted in the vehicle, for receiving a response signal generated from a remote controller of a user entering the predetermined area in response to the request signal;
a control unit, mounted in the vehicle, for controlling the device of the vehicle in response to the response signal; and
a switch connected to the device and operable with the device, wherein the control unit includes means for checking whether the switch is operated in a predetermined manner, and means for switching over a setting of the transmitter between a first operation mode for a transmission of the request signal and a second operation mode for a non-transmission of the request signal, when the switch is operated in the predetermined manner.
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Abstract
In an electronic key system for vehicles, a remote controller transmits a response signal including identification information in response to a request signal from a vehicle-mounted transmitter. A control unit enables door unlocking as a smart key function when identification information of the response signal agrees to pre-stored information. The control unit checks whether a plurality of switches are operated in a predetermined manner by a user. The control unit reverses the setting of the smart key function between ON and OFF, when the check result is YES. The switches are existing ones provided for vehicle door control. Preferably, the operations of the switches in the predetermined manner are attained after the door is unlocked by the remote controller.
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15 Claims
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1. A remote control system for a device, the system comprising:
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a transmitter, mounted in a vehicle, for transmitting a request signal in a predetermined area;
a receiver, mounted in the vehicle, for receiving a response signal generated from a remote controller of a user entering the predetermined area in response to the request signal;
a control unit, mounted in the vehicle, for controlling the device of the vehicle in response to the response signal; and
a switch connected to the device and operable with the device, wherein the control unit includes means for checking whether the switch is operated in a predetermined manner, and means for switching over a setting of the transmitter between a first operation mode for a transmission of the request signal and a second operation mode for a non-transmission of the request signal, when the switch is operated in the predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a remote control system, in which a transmitter periodically transmits a request signal and a control unit automatically controls a device in response to a response signal generated from a remote controller in response to the request signal, the method comprising steps of:
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checking whether a plurality of switches connected to the device is operated in a predetermined manner in connection with an operation of the device by a user; and
reversing a mode of operation of the transmitter between stopping and attaining a periodic transmission of the request signal when the switches are operated in the predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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