REMOTE VEHICLE ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR FLEET VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system for a fleet of automotive vehicle comprising:
- a server in communication with a server network and including a database;
a fob including a memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a fob network; and
a control unit in the automotive vehicle including a memory storing a vehicle identifier, the control unit in communication with the server via the server network and with the fob via the fob network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the vehicle through the fob network the vehicle accesses the database to validate the key fob.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a wireless communications system for a fleet of automotive vehicle comprising: a server in communication with a wireless wide area network and including a database; a fob including a memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a wireless local area network; and a control unit in the automotive vehicle including a memory storing a vehicle identifier. The control unit is in communication with the server via the wireless wide area network and with the fob via the wireless local area network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the vehicle through the local area network the vehicle accesses the database to validate the key fob.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system for a fleet of automotive vehicle comprising:
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a server in communication with a server network and including a database; a fob including a memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a fob network; and a control unit in the automotive vehicle including a memory storing a vehicle identifier, the control unit in communication with the server via the server network and with the fob via the fob network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the vehicle through the fob network the vehicle accesses the database to validate the key fob. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for correlating one or more vehicle with one or more key fob, the method comprising the following steps:
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storing at least one vehicle identifier and at least one fob identifier in a database external to each of the fob and the vehicle, the database selectively identifying paired vehicle identifiers and fob identifiers; detecting a fob activated within a predetermined distance of a vehicle; querying the database to determine whether the fob is paired to the vehicle; and allowing the fob to access functions in the vehicle if the database verifies that the fob is paired with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of scanning the fob to obtain the fob identifier at the user control.
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