Mobile Telephone for Remote Operation

• US 20110086668A1
• Filed: 10/14/2009
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dipam Patel
• Original Assignee: Dipam Patel
• Inventors: Patel, Dipam
• Granted Patent: US 8,983,534 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0807 Remote means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

A mobile telephone capable of controlling a remote keyless system is provided. The mobile telephone is loaded with an executable program that enables the mobile telephone to control the remote keyless system using frequencies and systems already used by the remote keyless system. The complex functionality a mobile telephone allows the executable program to fully control remote keyless systems.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone comprising:

an executable program which enables said mobile telephone to control a remote keyless system.

2. The mobile telephone of claim 1 wherein said executable program comprises an encryption algorithm.

3. The mobile telephone of claim 1 further comprising a capability of sending and receiving data over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods, and wherein said remote keyless system operates over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods.

4. The mobile telephone of claim 1 wherein said remote keyless system is installed on an automobile.

5. The mobile telephone of claim 1 wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to passively communicate with said remote keyless system.

6. The mobile telephone of claim 4 wherein said remote keyless system is a cellular equipped communications and vehicle security system.

7. The mobile telephone of claim 4 wherein said automobile comprises at least one system controlled by an onboard computer, wherein said onboard computer is controlled by said remote keyless system, and wherein said executable program comprises an interface which allows a user of said mobile telephone to control said at least one function of said at least one system.

8. The mobile telephone of claim 7 wherein said system is at least one of door lock system, air conditioning system, engine ignition system, heating system, audio system, video system, lighting system and door movement system.

9. The mobile telephone of claim 1 wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to start the engine of an automobile, and wherein said executable program disables at least one function of said mobile telephone.

10. The mobile telephone of claim 9 wherein said at least one function is at least one of text messaging, internet browsing, and telephony.

11. A method of controlling a remote keyless system, said method comprising:

loading an executable program onto a mobile telephone, wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to control said remote keyless system.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said executable program encrypts communications between said mobile telephone and said remote keyless system.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said mobile telephone has a capability of sending and receiving data over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods, and wherein said remote keyless system operates over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said remote keyless system is installed on an automobile.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein said mobile telephone passively communicates with said remote keyless system.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said remote keyless system is a cellular equipped communications and vehicle security system.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein said automobile comprises at least one system controlled by an onboard computer, wherein said onboard computer is controlled by said remote keyless system, and wherein said executable program comprises an interface which allows a user of said mobile telephone to control said at least one function of said at least one system.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said system is at least one of door lock system, air conditioning system, heating system, engine ignition system, audio system, video system, lighting system and door movement system.

19. A remote keyless system comprising:

a mobile telephone loaded with an executable program which enables said mobile telephone to control said remote keyless system.

20. The remote keyless system of claim 19 wherein said executable program comprises an encryption algorithm.

21. The remote keyless system of claim 19 wherein said mobile telephone controls said remote keyless system by sending and receiving data over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods, and wherein said remote keyless system operates over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods.

22. The remote keyless system of claim 19 wherein said remote keyless system is installed on an automobile.

23. The remote keyless system of claim 19 wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to passively communicate with said remote keyless system.

24. The remote keyless system of claim 22 wherein said remote keyless system is a cellular equipped communications and vehicle security system.

25. The remote keyless system of claim 22 wherein said automobile comprises at least one system controlled by an onboard computer, wherein said onboard computer is controlled by said remote keyless system, and wherein said executable program comprises an interface which allows a user of said mobile telephone to control said at least one function of said at least one system.

26. The remote keyless system of claim 25 wherein said system is at least one of door lock system, air conditioning system, engine ignition system, heating system, audio system, video system, lighting system and door movement system.