APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING SEQUENCE OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically initiating a plurality of vehicle functions, the apparatus comprising:
- a mobile unit;
means for detecting whether the mobile unit is within a first zone and whether the mobile unit is within a second zone, wherein the first zone and second zone are outside a vehicle and wherein the first zone encompasses the second zone, the detecting means being disposed within the vehicle; and
a controller operable disposed within the vehicle to initiate a first vehicle function when the detecting means detects that the mobile unit is within the first zone, the controller further operable to initiate a second vehicle function when the detecting means detects that the mobile unit is within the second zone.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically initiating a plurality of vehicle functions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mobile unit and a detection device operable to automatically detect whether the mobile unit is within a first zone. The detection device is further operable to automatically detect whether the mobile unit is within a second zone. The first zone and the second zone are outside the vehicle, and the first zone encompasses the second zone. The apparatus further includes a controller that is operable to initiate a first vehicle function when the detection device detects that the mobile unit is within the first zone. The controller is also operable to initiate a second vehicle function when the detection device detects that the mobile unit is within the second zone.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically initiating a plurality of vehicle functions, the apparatus comprising:
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a mobile unit; means for detecting whether the mobile unit is within a first zone and whether the mobile unit is within a second zone, wherein the first zone and second zone are outside a vehicle and wherein the first zone encompasses the second zone, the detecting means being disposed within the vehicle; and a controller operable disposed within the vehicle to initiate a first vehicle function when the detecting means detects that the mobile unit is within the first zone, the controller further operable to initiate a second vehicle function when the detecting means detects that the mobile unit is within the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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