Remote control of conveyance and appliance functions
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an operation at a conveyance, comprising:
- entering a conveyance control instruction;
converting the conveyance control instruction into a command executable by a wireless transceiver;
transmitting a wireless signal to the conveyance, the wireless signal corresponding to the conveyance control instruction; and
executing an operation at the conveyance, the operation corresponding to the conveyance control instruction.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mobile device configured with a display, keypad or other entry device, authentication transponder and wireless communication system. Through the use of the wireless communication system, a mobile device may communicate with a conveyance using wireless signals. The keypad or other entry device on the mobile device provides for the generation of conveyance control instructions such as automobile ignition, climate control, navigation settings and audio settings. An antenna at the conveyance receives the control instructions in the form of a conveyance control signal and executes an associated conveyance control command through onboard computers and power supplies whereby the engine may be started, the temperature changed, destination provided for navigation or stereo settings changed. This exchange of instructions may take place remotely from the interior of the conveyance. The display at the mobile device displays current conveyance conditions such as temperature, destination and audio settings.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an operation at a conveyance, comprising:
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entering a conveyance control instruction;
converting the conveyance control instruction into a command executable by a wireless transceiver;
transmitting a wireless signal to the conveyance, the wireless signal corresponding to the conveyance control instruction; and
executing an operation at the conveyance, the operation corresponding to the conveyance control instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for remote control of conveyance operations, comprising:
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a mobile device, comprising;
means for generating conveyance control instructions;
a conveyance control module, the conveyance control module configured to accept conveyance control instructions received from the means for generating conveyance control instructions; and
an expansion slot configured for secure digital input/output support;
a peripheral device configured for insertion into the expansion slot, the peripheral device comprising;
a peripheral transponder configured to exchange authentication data with a second transponder; and
a wireless transceiver configured to transmit a conveyance control signal;
a conveyance, comprising;
a conveyance transponder configured to exchange authentication data with the peripheral transponder;
an antenna module configured to convert the conveyance control signal into a conveyance control command;
at least one conveyance operation control device, the conveyance control device configured to control the operations of at least one conveyance operation in response to the conveyance control command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. A machine readable medium having embodied thereon a program being executable by a machine to perform a method comprising:
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generating a conveyance command menu listing a plurality of conveyance control instructions;
accepting at least one of the plurality of conveyance control instructions; and
converting the conveyance control instruction into a command language executable by a wireless transceiver.
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23. A system for remote control of a personal space appliance, comprising:
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a mobile device, comprising;
means for generating appliance control instructions;
a control module, the control module configured to accept appliance control instructions received from the means for generating appliance control instructions; and
an expansion slot configured for secure digital input/output support;
a peripheral device configured for insertion into the expansion slot, the peripheral device comprising a wireless transceiver configured to transmit an appliance control signal;
a personal space appliance configured to receive the appliance control signal and perform at least one function in response to the appliance control signal, the appliance control signal corresponding to the appliance control instruction.
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