KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM LINKED TO VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle safety system comprising:
- a vehicle-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) system adapted to transmit and receive wireless V2V communication signals;
a vehicle-based remote keyless entry (RKE) system adapted to transmit and/or receive wireless RKE signals; and
a fob adapted to transmit wireless RKE signals to the vehicle-based RKE system and/or receive wireless RKE signals from the vehicle-based RKE system, wherein the fob is further adapted to receive wireless signals from the vehicle-based V2V communication system.
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Abstract
Apparatus for use in a vehicle equipped with a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. A remote keyless entry fob is provided for remote control of vehicle access. The fob includes a receiver for receiving a message broadcast by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication system and a memory for storing at least some elements of the message.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle safety system comprising:
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a vehicle-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) system adapted to transmit and receive wireless V2V communication signals; a vehicle-based remote keyless entry (RKE) system adapted to transmit and/or receive wireless RKE signals; and a fob adapted to transmit wireless RKE signals to the vehicle-based RKE system and/or receive wireless RKE signals from the vehicle-based RKE system, wherein the fob is further adapted to receive wireless signals from the vehicle-based V2V communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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13. The vehicle safety system recited in claim 13, wherein the final V2V communication signals comprise at least one of vehicle stationary status information, location information, and vehicle safety information.
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15. The vehicle safety system recited in claim 15, wherein the fob is adapted to receive and store only the information in the one or more final V2V communication signals.
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17. The vehicle safety system recited in claim 17, wherein the fob is adapted to ignore V2V communication signals from other vehicles based on the vehicle ID portion.
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