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REMOTE FUNCTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A DATA COMMUNICATIONS BUS AND RELATED METHODS

  • US 20150246658A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2015
  • Published: 09/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote function control system for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system, the system comprising:

  • a wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprisinga wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle,a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices, anda first wireless device; and

    a remote function device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprisinga second wireless device to wirelessly communicate within the vehicle with the first wireless device,a third wireless device to wirelessly communicate with a remote control device away from the vehicle, anda controller coupled to the second and third wireless devices to receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device to cause at least one of the vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation, and wirelessly transmit the updated data bus codes to the wireless data bus device to be stored in the memory.

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