MULTI-RANGE REMOTE TRANSMITTER FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A remote transmitter, comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the first function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the second function in the second transmission range;
a processor configured to output a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first function and the second signal corresponds to the second function; and
an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range.
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Abstract
A remote transmitter, including: an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first range of the transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted in a second range of the transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input and the second input; a processor configured to output a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first function and the second signal corresponds to the second function; and an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first range and the second signal in the second range, wherein the first range is smaller than the second range.
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23 Claims
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1. A remote transmitter, comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the first function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the second function in the second transmission range; a processor configured to output a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first function and the second signal corresponds to the second function; and an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle control system, comprising:
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a remote transmitter, including; an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first vehicle function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second vehicle function to be transmitted in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the first vehicle function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the second vehicle function in the second transmission range; a processor configured to output a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first vehicle function and the second signal corresponds to the second vehicle function; and an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range; and a receiver located in a vehicle and connected to a vehicle control module, the receiver configured to receive the first signal when the vehicle is in the first transmission range and the second signal when the vehicle is in the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a vehicle control system, comprising:
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receiving, at an input unit of a remote transmitter, programming inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first vehicle function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second vehicle function to be transmitted in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected; receiving, at the input unit, function inputs, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the first vehicle function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the second vehicle function in the second transmission range; outputting, from a processor of the remote transmitter, a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first vehicle function and the second signal corresponds to the second vehicle function; transmitting, from an output of the remote transmitter, the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range; and receiving, at a receiver connected to a vehicle control module, the first signal when a vehicle in which the vehicle control module is installed is in the first transmission range and the second signal when the vehicle is in the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remote programming and transmission method, comprising:
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receiving, at an input unit of a remote transmitter, programming inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, receiving, at the input unit, function inputs, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the first function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the second function in the second transmission range; outputting, from a processor of the remote transmitter, a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first function and the second signal corresponds to the second function; and transmitting, from an output of the remote transmitter, the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A remote transmitter, comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive a programming input and function inputs, wherein when first and second inputs of the input unit are pre-programmed to transmit functions in a second transmission range of the remote transmitter when either of the first and second inputs are selected, the programming input identifies a function to be transmitted in a first transmission range of the remote transmitter when the first input is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input to transmit the function in the first transmission range and the second input to transmit the function in the second transmission range; a processor configured to output first and second signals along a path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the function to be transmitted in the first transmission range and the second signal corresponds to the function to be transmitted in the second transmission range; and an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first transmission range and the second signal in the second transmission range, wherein the first transmission range is smaller than the second transmission range.
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