UPGRADE KIT FOR AN IGNITION KEY AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An upgrade kit for an ignition key corresponding to a vehicle and including an immobilizer transponder and a keyless entry transmitter, the upgrade kit comprising:
- a wireless jammer arranged adjacent the immobilizer transponder and intermittently interfering with wireless transmission from the immobilizer transponder;
a wireless receiver configured to receive an unlock request from an external device;
a relay configured to actuate the keyless entry transmitter to unlock a door of the vehicle in response to the unlock request; and
an enclosure cooperating with a portion of the ignition key to contain the wireless jammer, the immobilizer transponder, the wireless receiver, the relay, and the keyless entry transmitter.
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Abstract
One variation of an upgrade kit—for an ignition key corresponding to a vehicle and including an immobilizer transponder and a keyless entry transmitter—includes: a wireless jammer configured to interfere with wireless transmission from the immobilizer transponder; a wireless receiver configured to receive an unlock request from an external device; a relay configured to actuate the keyless entry transmitter to unlock a door of the vehicle in response to the unlock request; and an enclosure configured to contain the wireless receiver and a portion of the ignition key.
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1. An upgrade kit for an ignition key corresponding to a vehicle and including an immobilizer transponder and a keyless entry transmitter, the upgrade kit comprising:
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a wireless jammer arranged adjacent the immobilizer transponder and intermittently interfering with wireless transmission from the immobilizer transponder; a wireless receiver configured to receive an unlock request from an external device; a relay configured to actuate the keyless entry transmitter to unlock a door of the vehicle in response to the unlock request; and an enclosure cooperating with a portion of the ignition key to contain the wireless jammer, the immobilizer transponder, the wireless receiver, the relay, and the keyless entry transmitter.
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