SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING KEYS TO VEHICLE TO ESTABLISH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DRIVERS
First Claim
1. A method for programming keys to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a signal at the vehicle from a transmitter associated with a present key, the signal indicative of the present key being one of a primary key and a secondary key, and the primary key for providing greater control over vehicle functionality than that of the secondary key; and
changing status of the present key, at the vehicle, from the primary key to the secondary key after determining that the present signal corresponds to the primary key.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a method for programming keys to a vehicle to establish primary keys and secondary keys to control vehicle functionality is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a key identification signal from a first key. The method further comprises generating a key status signal indicative of whether the first key is one of a primary key and a secondary key in response to the key identification signal. The method further comprises transmitting the key status signal to a vehicle interface display. The method further comprises allowing a user to change a status of at least one of the first key and an additional key with the vehicle interface display in response to determining that the key status signal corresponds to the primary key.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for programming keys to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving a signal at the vehicle from a transmitter associated with a present key, the signal indicative of the present key being one of a primary key and a secondary key, and the primary key for providing greater control over vehicle functionality than that of the secondary key; and changing status of the present key, at the vehicle, from the primary key to the secondary key after determining that the present signal corresponds to the primary key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for programming keys to a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a controller configured to wirelessly receive a signal from a transmitter associated with a present key, the signal indicative of the present key being one of a primary key and a secondary key, and the primary key for providing greater control over vehicle functionality than that of the secondary key; and a vehicle interface configured to; determine whether the present key corresponds to one of the primary key and the secondary key based on information from the controller; and change status of the present key from the primary key to the secondary key after determining that the present key corresponds to the primary key. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
a transmitter associated with a present key for electronically transmitting a signal to a vehicle controller that (i) determines whether the signal corresponds to one of a primary key and a second key, the primary key for providing greater control over vehicle functionality than the secondary key and (ii) enable a change of status of the present key from the primary key to the secondary key after determining that the present key corresponds to the primary key. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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