Process for controlling the resynchronization of a remote control with a changing code

• US 6,943,664 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2002
• Issued: 09/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Ayeva, Bachir, Brillon, Alain
• Primary Examiner(s): ZIMMERMAN, BRIAN A
• Application Number:
  US10/201,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20030020596A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.61, 340/5.26, 340/5.72, 380/274, 380/262, 380/46, 380/265
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00492 whereby the code is a rolling code
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/06 Involving synchronization or resynchronization between transmitter and receiver; reordering of codes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

This process comprises the following steps:

• • detection of the need for resynchronization,
  • identification of a desynchronized badge and memorization in a computer of a corresponding code,
  • memorization of the message sent by the computer to the badges, and emission of the modified message (step 70),
  • reception of the modified message by the desynchronized remote control,
  • automatic resynchronization between the remote control and the computer, and emission of a response to the message from the computer,
  • reception of the response from the badge by the computer, and
  • erasure of the memory and return to the base message.

Claims

1. Process for controlling the resynchronization of a remote control with a changing code used with a hands free system comprising at least one badge, a computer, emitting and receiving means provided to permit the computer to communicate with each badge, each badge including a remote control with a changing code, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

detection (step 30) of the need for resynchronization between a remote control and the computer following an emission (step 10) of this remote control,

identification of the badge associated with the desynchronized remote control and memorization in the computer of the fact that the remote control of the identified badge is desynchronized (step 50),

modification of the message sent by the computer to the badges to include therein a code indicating that a remote control is desynchronized and identifying the corresponding badge, and emission of this modified message (step 70), this modified message not changing the operation of the hands free system when it is received by a badge integrating an undesynchronized remote control,

reception of the modified message by the badge including the desynchronized remote control,

automatic resynchronization (steps 100 and 110) between the remote control associated with this badge and the computer, and emission of a response to the message of the computer,

reception of the response of the badge by the computer, and

erasure of the memory and inverse modification of the messages sent by the computer so as ultimately to emit base messages (step 130),

wherein the modification of the message (step 50) consists in adding to the message a function code indicating that a remote control is desynchronized as well as a code identifying the badge including the remote control to be resynchronized; and

wherein the unmodified base message comprises a random challenge code which is included in the modified message and in that the code identifying the badge is included in this challenge code of the modified message.

2. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the modified message is repeated until resynchronization between the remote control and the computer.

3. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the messages sent to the badges by the computer are emitted with the help of a low frequency electromagnetic signal of about 125 kHz.

4. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the responses from the badges to the computer are emitted with the help of a radio frequency electromagnetic signal of about 433 MHz.

5. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the resynchronization is carried out according to the following process, which comprises:

the emission by the computer of a first message comprising a desynchronization code, a so-called challenge code and its associated response code as determined by the computer according to an algorithm belonging to said computer and known to the telecontrol,

reception by the remote control of the first message and its analysis so as to inform the remote control of the desynchronization and to validate the response code sent by the computer,

emission by the remote control of a second message comprising its own response to this challenge code, this response being determined from an algorithm belonging to the remote control and known to the computer,

memorization by the remote control of the challenge code sent by the computer as base code, and

reception by the computer of the second message and its analysis, to verify that the sent response code is indeed that of the remote control belonging to the vehicle and in this case the computer resynchronizes itself with the remote control by using the challenge code as a new base code.