Vehicle unit for controlling communications between a vehicle and a wireless device
First Claim
1. A communication unit for providing control of a vehicle function by a wireless device, said communication unit, comprising:
- a command portion for instructing a wireless device to control a vehicle function, and for establishing a wireless communication link between a communication unit and said wireless device; and
a selection portion enabling control of a vehicle function by said wireless device.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a communication unit for communicating with a wireless device including a selection portion and a command portion. The selection portion provides an interface for a user to select functions of the vehicle for control by the wireless device. The command portion of the communication unit receives user input from the selection portion. The command portion includes a controller that accepts the user input from the selection portion and generates the wireless communications to the wireless device. The wireless communications enable the wireless device to communicate with the command portion, which then controls the desired vehicle function.
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29 Claims
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1. A communication unit for providing control of a vehicle function by a wireless device, said communication unit, comprising:
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a command portion for instructing a wireless device to control a vehicle function, and for establishing a wireless communication link between a communication unit and said wireless device; and
a selection portion enabling control of a vehicle function by said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control unit for controlling a vehicle function, comprising:
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a command portion disposed in a vehicle and capable of wireless communication with a wireless device;
a controller within said command portion for controlling a vehicle function; and
a selection interface enabling a user to select said vehicle function for control by said controller, wherein said selection interface is in communication with said controller, wherein said controller is operative to establish a wireless communication link between said command portion and said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of communicating using a wireless device, comprising:
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a) sending a first wireless communication from a vehicle to a wireless device;
b) programming said wireless device to communicate with said vehicle using said first wireless communication;
c) sending a second wireless communication responsive to a desired event from said vehicle to said wireless device;
d) sending said second wireless communication from said wireless device to a receiving location responsive to a predefined event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of communication between a vehicle and a wireless device, comprising:
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a) selecting a vehicle function controllable by a wireless device;
b) transmitting a signal from a vehicle to said wireless device; and
c) programming said wireless device to control said vehicle function using said signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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