FOBLESS KEYLESS VEHICLE ENTRY AND INGNITION METHODAND SYSTEM
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1. A wireless vehicle entry and ignition control system comprising:
- a vehicle;
a wireless communication unit residing in said vehicle;
a plurality of acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle;
a plurality of sensors residing in said vehicle;
a plurality of switches residing in said vehicle;
a remote access device;
a wireless communication unit residing in said remote access device;
an acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device;
said wireless communication unit residing in said vehicle communicating with said wireless communication unit residing in said remote access device to verify an authorization;
once said authorization verified, a first party of said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device transmitting an acoustic signal and said signal received by a second party of said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device;
determining distances between said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device by measuring the time delay between transmitting and receiving said acoustic signal;
turning on/off said switches when said distances meet a predetermined condition.
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Abstract
A fobless keyless vehicle entry and ignition control system and method. The system contains a vehicle sub-system and a mobile device sub-system. A wireless communication connection is established between the two sub-systems and authorization information is exchanged. Once the authorization is verified, position of the mobile device relative to the vehicle is determined by measuring the time delays of sending and receiving acoustic signals between the two sub-systems. The controls to door entry and engine ignition are granted when the authorization is verified and the position is within the predefined ranges.
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1. A wireless vehicle entry and ignition control system comprising:
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a vehicle; a wireless communication unit residing in said vehicle; a plurality of acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle; a plurality of sensors residing in said vehicle; a plurality of switches residing in said vehicle; a remote access device; a wireless communication unit residing in said remote access device; an acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device; said wireless communication unit residing in said vehicle communicating with said wireless communication unit residing in said remote access device to verify an authorization; once said authorization verified, a first party of said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device transmitting an acoustic signal and said signal received by a second party of said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device; determining distances between said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device by measuring the time delay between transmitting and receiving said acoustic signal; turning on/off said switches when said distances meet a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a wireless vehicle entry and ignition control method comprising:
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communicating by a wireless communication unit residing in a vehicle with a wireless communication unit residing in a remote access device to verify an authorization; once said authorization verified, a first party of a plurality of acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and an acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device transmitting an acoustic signal and said signal received by a second party of said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device; determining distances between said acoustic input/output units residing in said vehicle and said acoustic input/output unit residing in said remote access device by measuring the time delay between transmitting and receiving said acoustic signal; turning on/off a switch in said vehicle when said distances meet a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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