RANGE EXTENDING POSITIVE REPEATER
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1. A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system, comprising:
- receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter;
generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and
transmitting, from the repeater, the second RF signal to a reception module of a vehicle remote control system.
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Abstract
A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system includes: receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter; generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and transmitting, from the repeater, the second RF signal to a reception module of a vehicle remote control system.
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1. A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system, comprising:
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receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter; generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and transmitting, from the repeater, the second RF signal to a reception module of a vehicle remote control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for learning a two-way transmitter/receiver initially incompatible with a vehicle remote control system, comprising:
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receiving, at a repeater, a first signal including a command indicating a vehicle function to be performed from the two-way transmitter/receiver; converting, at the repeater, the command to a second signal that is compatible with a wireless transmission scheme of the vehicle remote control system; transmitting, from the repeater, the second signal to the vehicle remote control system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system, comprising:
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a repeater for receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter;
generating a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and
transmitting the second RF signal; anda remote control module including a reception module for receiving the second RF signal, the remote control module for instructing the vehicle to perform the vehicle function indicated by the inbound or outbound data packets of the second RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system, comprising:
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receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter; down-converting, at the repeater, the first RF signal to a base-band signal; filtering, at the repeater, the base-band signal; after filtering the base-band signal, generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and transmitting, from the repeater, the second RF signal to a reception module of a vehicle remote control system.
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