PASSIVE ENTRY CELL PHONE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR

• US 20160133072A1
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Original Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Inventors: SANTAVICCA, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/996,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20160133072A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00547 starting ignition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system for a vehicle including: a bluetooth receiver configured to be installed in a vehicle and connected with an electronic system of the vehicle; and a phone including a long-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from a cellular network and a bluetooth transmitter configured to communicate with the bluetooth receiver in the vehicle within a predetermined range.

Claims

1. A system for a vehicle, comprising:

a bluetooth receiver configured to be installed in a vehicle and connected with an electronic system of the vehicle; and

a phone including a long-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from a cellular network and a bluetooth transmitter configured to communicate with the bluetooth receiver in the vehicle within a predetermined range.