Vehicle security system having transmitter learning and feature programming based on a single-digit user code and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a transmitter to be carried by a user;
a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to said transmitter, said controller being switchable among a plurality of modes; and
a switch at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for switching said controller to a transmitter learning mode for learning at least one new uniquely coded transmitter responsive to activation of said switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code;
said controller counting activations of said switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other as the single-digit user code.
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Abstract
A vehicle security system includes a transmitter to be carried by a user, and a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to the transmitter. The controller is switchable among a plurality of modes, including a transmitter learning mode and a feature programming mode. A switch, such as a depressable momentary contact switch, is preferably at the vehicle and cooperates with the controller for switching the controller to the transmitter learning mode for learning at least one new uniquely coded transmitter responsive to activations of the switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code. To place the controller in the feature programming mode, the switch also cooperates with the controller for switching the controller to the feature programming mode for permitting programming of selectable features responsive to activations of the switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to the single-digit user code.
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52 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a transmitter to be carried by a user;
a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to said transmitter, said controller being switchable among a plurality of modes; and
a switch at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for switching said controller to a transmitter learning mode for learning at least one new uniquely coded transmitter responsive to activation of said switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code;
said controller counting activations of said switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other as the single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a transmitter to be carried by a user;
a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to said transmitter, said controller being switchable among a plurality of modes including a valet mode and a transmitter learning mode; and
a valet switch at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for switching said controller to the transmitter learning mode for learning at least one new uniquely coded transmitter responsive to activations of said valet switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code, said valet switch also for switching said controller to the valet mode;
said controller counting activations of said valet switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other as the single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for switching a controller at a vehicle to a transmitter learning mode from among a plurality of modes, the controller for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to a transmitter signal from a learned transmitter, the method comprising:
entering the controller into the transmitter learning mode by counting a sequence of activations of a switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other defining a single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a transmitter to be carried by a user;
a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to said transmitter, said controller being switchable among a plurality of modes; and
a switch at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for switching said controller to a feature programming mode for permitting programming of selectable features responsive to activations of said switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code;
said controller counting activations of said switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other as the single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a transmitter to be carried by a user;
a controller at the vehicle for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to said transmitter, said controller being switchable among a plurality of modes including a valet mode and a feature programming mode; and
a valet switch at the vehicle and cooperating with said controller for switching said controller to the feature programming mode for permitting programming of selectable features responsive to activations of said valet switch a plurality of times in a sequence corresponding to a single-digit user code, said valet switch also for switching said controller to the valet mode;
said controller counting activations of said valet switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other as the single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for switching a controller at a vehicle to a feature programming mode from among a plurality of modes, the controller for performing at least one vehicle function responsive to a transmitter signal from a transmitter, the method comprising:
entering the controller into the feature programming mode by counting a sequence of activations of a switch occurring within a predetermined time of each other defining a single-digit user code. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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