Vehicle security system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and related methods
DCFirst Claim
1. A remote control system for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus connecting a plurality of vehicle devices, the remote control system comprising:
- at least one remote transmitter;
a receiver within the vehicle;
a vehicle function controller operatively connected to said receiver; and
a signal enabler and a vehicle function controller bus interface associated therewith to define a data bus adaptor connected to said vehicle function controller and the vehicle data communications bus for adapting said vehicle function controller to communicate with at least one of the vehicle devices based upon at least one signal for the vehicle and responsive to said at least one remote transmitter.
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Abstract
A vehicle security system includes a vehicle security sensor and associated sensor bus interface, an alarm indicator and associated alarm indicator bus interface, and an alarm controller and associated alarm controller bus interface for interfacing the alarm controller. The vehicle security system is for a vehicle of a type including a data communications bus connecting a plurality of vehicle devices. The security system preferably further includes a desired signal enabling circuit for enabling the alarm controller to operate using a set of desired signals for a desired vehicle from among a plurality of possible sets of signals for different vehicles.
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19 Claims
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1. A remote control system for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus connecting a plurality of vehicle devices, the remote control system comprising:
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at least one remote transmitter;
a receiver within the vehicle;
a vehicle function controller operatively connected to said receiver; and
a signal enabler and a vehicle function controller bus interface associated therewith to define a data bus adaptor connected to said vehicle function controller and the vehicle data communications bus for adapting said vehicle function controller to communicate with at least one of the vehicle devices based upon at least one signal for the vehicle and responsive to said at least one remote transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data bus adaptor to be connected to a vehicle data communication bus and a vehicle function controller in a vehicle, the vehicle function controller being responsive to at least one remote transmitter, the data bus adaptor comprising:
a signal enabler and a vehicle function controller bus interface associated therewith to connect to the vehicle function controller and the vehicle data communications bus for adapting the vehicle function controller to communicate with at least one vehicle device based upon at least one signal for the vehicle and responsive to the at least one remote transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for adapting a vehicle function controller to communicate over a vehicle data communication bus with at least one vehicle device and responsive to at least one remote transmitter, the method comprising:
connecting a signal enabler and a vehicle function controller bus interface associated therewith to the vehicle function controller and the vehicle data communications bus for adapting said vehicle function controller to communicate with at least one of the vehicle devices based upon at least one signal for the vehicle and responsive to the at least one remote transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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