PASSIVE ENTRY SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
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1. A passive entry system for an automotive vehicle having a cabin comprising:
- a control unit configured to broadcast a plurality of wake-up signals to prompt a token to power-up if the token is in a low-power consumption mode; and
a token capable of recognizing at least one of the plurality of wake-up signals and of generating a response signal for the control unit in response to recognizing the at least one of the plurality of wake-up signals, the control unit further configured to determine if the token is located in the cabin based on the response signal and to broadcast a reconfiguration signal to prompt the token to reconfigure so that the token does not recognize wake-up signals broadcast subsequent to the reconfiguration signal if the token is located in the cabin.
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Abstract
A passive entry system for an automotive vehicle may include a token capable of receiving a plurality of wireless signals. The token may generate a response signal to at least one of the plurality of wireless signals and reconfigure so that the token does not provide a response to at least one of the plurality of wireless signals.
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1. A passive entry system for an automotive vehicle having a cabin comprising:
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a control unit configured to broadcast a plurality of wake-up signals to prompt a token to power-up if the token is in a low-power consumption mode; and a token capable of recognizing at least one of the plurality of wake-up signals and of generating a response signal for the control unit in response to recognizing the at least one of the plurality of wake-up signals, the control unit further configured to determine if the token is located in the cabin based on the response signal and to broadcast a reconfiguration signal to prompt the token to reconfigure so that the token does not recognize wake-up signals broadcast subsequent to the reconfiguration signal if the token is located in the cabin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A passive entry system for an automotive vehicle having a cabin comprising:
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a control unit configured to broadcast a plurality of signals; and a token capable of generating a response signal for the control unit based on one of the plurality of signals, the control unit further configured to determine if the token is located in the cabin based on the response signal and to broadcast a reconfiguration signal to prompt the token to reconfigure so that the token does not generate the response signal to at least some signals broadcast by the control unit subsequent to the reconfiguration signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A passive entry system for an automotive vehicle comprising:
a token capable of receiving a plurality of wireless signals and configured to (i) determine if a predetermined number of wireless signals has been received, (ii) generate a response signal to at least one of the plurality of wireless signals if the number of received wireless signals is less than the predetermined number of wireless signals, and (iii) reconfigure so that the token does not provide a response to at least one of the plurality of wireless signals if the number of received wireless signals is greater than the predetermined number of wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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