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SECONDARY SENSING FOR INTELLIGENT PASSIVE ENTRY PASSIVE START POLLING

  • US 20120158244A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2011
  • Published: 06/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating between a vehicle and an authorized user of the vehicle, said method comprising:

  • providing the authorized user with a communications device;

    providing at least one infrared sensor on the vehicle;

    detecting living things within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle based on heat signatures signals received by the infrared sensor;

    determining that the user may be within the predetermined vicinity of the vehicle based on a heat signature signal received from the living things by the infrared sensor;

    transmitting a polling signal from the vehicle that is received by the device if the sensor receives the heat signature signal that may be from the user; and

    transmitting a first command signal from the device to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined vehicle operation if the device receives the polling signal.

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