AUTOMOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CUSTOMIZATION METHOD FOR THE PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM

• US 20170210340A1
• Filed: 01/24/2017
• Published: 07/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dura Automotive Systems
• Original Assignee: Dura Automotive Systems
• Inventors: Thooris, Arnaud Georges, Roches, Mickal
• Application Number:
  US15/414,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20170210340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/101 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/103 Near field communication [NFC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automobile communication system that may include: a user drivable vehicle, comprising customizable parameters and equipped with a keyless entry system; and a user portable personal electronic device that is configured for establishing a first wireless communication with the keyless entry system authorizing the user to access the vehicle. The system is characterized in that the personal electronic device comprises user parameters and is configured for establishing a second wireless communication with the keyless entry system updating the parameters of the vehicle with the user parameters. The disclosure also relates to a customization method for the parameters of a vehicle equipped with a keyless entry system.

Claims

1. An automobile communication system comprising:

a user drivable vehicle, comprising customizable parameters and equipped with a keyless entry system; and

a user portable personal electronic device that is configured for establishing a first wireless communication with the keyless entry device authorizing the user to access the vehicle;

wherein the personal electronic device comprises user parameters and is configured for establishing a second wireless communication with the keyless entry system updating the parameters of the vehicle with the user parameters.

2. The automobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication is established automatically when the personal electronic device (20) is located at a preset distance from the keyless entry device.

3. The automobile communication system according claim 1, wherein the second wireless communication is established only if the first wireless communication is already established.

4. The automobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication uses an NFC standard.

5. The automobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second wireless communication uses a Bluetooth standard.

6. The automobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the personal electronic device is a mobile telephone.

7. The automobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the personal electronic device is a passive entry card.

13. The automobile communication system according claim 2, wherein the second wireless communication is established only if the first wireless communication is already established.

8. A customization method for the parameters of a vehicle, equipped with a keyless entry device, wherein the method comprises the following successive steps:

a) a user of the vehicle brings a personal electronic device comprising the user parameters to a preset distance from the keyless entry system;

b) the personal electronic device stablishes a first wireless communication with the keyless entry system authorizing the user to access the vehicle;

c) the personal electronic device establishes a second wireless communication with the keyless entry system, updating the parameters of the vehicle with the user parameters.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, when the user changes the parameters of the vehicle during use, the user parameters are updated in the personal electronic device.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the user parameters can be modified directly on the personal electronic device by the user.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in a remote data server can be downloaded by the user into the personal electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in the personal electronic device can be transmitted by the user to a second personal electronic device.

14. The method according claim 9, wherein the user parameters can be modified directly on the personal electronic device by the user.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in a remote data server can be downloaded by the user into the personal electronic device.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in a remote data server can be downloaded by the user into the personal electronic device.

17. The method according to claim 9, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in the personal electronic device can be transmitted by the user to a second personal electronic device.

18. The method according to claim 10, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in the personal electronic device can be transmitted by the user to a second personal electronic device.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein the initialization parameters recorded in the personal electronic device can be transmitted by the user to a second personal electronic device.