Control device for vehicles
First Claim
1. A remote controller for a vehicle, the remote controller comprising:
- a storage module for storing control data to be transmitted to an in-vehicle transceiver;
a transceiver switch having a transmit mode to transmit a data signal to said in-vehicle transceiver and a receive mode to listen for an acknowledgement signal from said in-vehicle transceiver;
a user interface having at least one translucent key switch to contact said transceiver switch and thereby activate transmission of said data signal;
a light source beneath said translucent key switch to illuminate said translucent key switch when said acknowledgement signal has been received; and
control circuitry adapted to receive a command from said translucent key switch when it is depressed, retrieve said control data from said storage module, and provide said control data to said transceiver switch for transmission as said data signal, and to cause said light source to illuminate when said acknowledgement signal has been received.
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Abstract
There is described a remote controller for a vehicle, the remote controller comprising: a storage module for storing control data to be transmitted to an in-vehicle transceiver; a transceiver switch having a transmit mode to transmit a data signal to the in-vehicle transceiver and a receive mode to listen for an acknowledgement signal from the in-vehicle transceiver; a user interface having at least one translucent key switch to contact the transceiver switch and thereby activate transmission of the data signal; a light source beneath the translucent key switch to illuminate the translucent key switch when the acknowledgement signal has been received; and control circuitry adapted to receive a command from the translucent key switch when it is depressed, retrieve the control data from the storage module, and provide the control data to the transceiver switch for transmission as the data signal, and to cause the light source to illuminate when the acknowledgement signal has been received.
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19 Claims
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1. A remote controller for a vehicle, the remote controller comprising:
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a storage module for storing control data to be transmitted to an in-vehicle transceiver;
a transceiver switch having a transmit mode to transmit a data signal to said in-vehicle transceiver and a receive mode to listen for an acknowledgement signal from said in-vehicle transceiver;
a user interface having at least one translucent key switch to contact said transceiver switch and thereby activate transmission of said data signal;
a light source beneath said translucent key switch to illuminate said translucent key switch when said acknowledgement signal has been received; and
control circuitry adapted to receive a command from said translucent key switch when it is depressed, retrieve said control data from said storage module, and provide said control data to said transceiver switch for transmission as said data signal, and to cause said light source to illuminate when said acknowledgement signal has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for transmitting a data signal from a handheld transceiver to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing in said vehicle a remote starter module having an in-vehicle transceiver;
providing said handheld transceiver with a user interface having at least one key switch to activate transmission of said data signal;
exerting pressure on said key switch to cause a transceiver switch in said handheld transceiver to toggle between a transmit mode and a receive mode, wherein said data signal is transmitted from said handheld transceiver to said in-vehicle transceiver while said transceiver switch is in said transmit mode, and said handheld transceiver listens for an acknowledgement signal from said in-vehicle transceiver when said transceiver switch is in said receive mode; and
releasing pressure on said key switch, thereby placing said transceiver switch in said receive mode for a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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