Remote vehicle control system including common carrier paging receiver and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle remote control system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless transmitters comprising at least one first wireless transmitter for being carried by a user;
a first wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for directly receiving wireless signals frog said plurality of wireless transmitters;
a controller positioned at the vehicle and being connected to wiring at the vehicle and to said first wireless receiver for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to said plurality of wireless transmitters; and
a second wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving wireless signals via a common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received wireless signals from the common carrier paging network;
said plurality of wireless transmitters further comprising a second wireless transmitter positioned at the vehicle and connected to said second wireless receiver for communicating output control signals therefrom to said controller and via said first wireless receiver.
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Abstract
A vehicle remote control system includes a common carrier paging receiver and an adapted remote transmitter coupled to the paging receiver to communicate with the system function controller. The system preferably includes a plurality of transmitters including at least one first transmitter for being carried by a user, and a first receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving signals from the transmitters. The function controller is connected to wiring at the vehicle and to the first receiver. The system also preferably includes the second or paging receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving signals via the common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received signals from the common carrier paging network. In addition, the transmitters preferably further include a slightly modified remote transmitter connected to the second paging receiver for communicating output control signals to the controller and via the first receiver.
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29 Claims
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1. A vehicle remote control system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless transmitters comprising at least one first wireless transmitter for being carried by a user;
a first wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for directly receiving wireless signals frog said plurality of wireless transmitters;
a controller positioned at the vehicle and being connected to wiring at the vehicle and to said first wireless receiver for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to said plurality of wireless transmitters; and
a second wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving wireless signals via a common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received wireless signals from the common carrier paging network;
said plurality of wireless transmitters further comprising a second wireless transmitter positioned at the vehicle and connected to said second wireless receiver for communicating output control signals therefrom to said controller and via said first wireless receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle remote control system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless transmitters comprising at least one first wireless transmitter for being carried by a user;
a first wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for directly receiving signals from said plurality of wireless transmitters;
a controller positioned at the vehicle and being connected to wiring at the vehicle and to said first wireless receiver for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to said plurality of wireless transmitters; and
a second wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving wireless signals via a common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received wireless signals from the common carrier paging network;
said plurality of wireless transmitters further comprising a second wireless transmitter positioned at the vehicle and connected to said second wireless receiver for solely communicating output control signals therefrom to said controller and via said first wireless receiver without wired interconnections. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A paging remote control system for a vehicle control system of a type comprising at least one first wireless transmitter for being carried by a user, a first wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for directly receiving signals from the plurality of transmitters, and a controller positioned at the vehicle and being connected to wiring at the vehicle and to the first wireless receiver for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to the at least one wireless transmitter;
- said paging remote control system comprising;
a second wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for receiving signals via a common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received signals from the common carrier paging network; and
a second wireless transmitter positioned at the vehicle and connected to said second wireless receiver for communicating output control signals therefrom to the controller and via the first receiver. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
- said paging remote control system comprising;
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26. A method for retrofitting a paging remote control system to a vehicle control system of a type comprising at least one first wireless transmitter for being carried by a user, a first wireless receiver positioned at the vehicle for directly receiving signals from the plurality of transmitters, and a controller positioned at the vehicle and being connected to wiring at the vehicle and to the first wireless receiver for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to the at least one wireless transmitter;
- the method comprising the steps of;
positioning a second wireless receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals via a common carrier paging network and for generating output control signals responsive to received signals from the common carrier paging network; and
positioning a second wireless transmitter at the vehicle and connecting the second wireless transmitter to the second wireless receiver for communicating output control signals therefrom to the controller and via the first wireless receiver. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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