Audio signal system for vehicle remote locking mechanism
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1. An audio signal system for a motor vehicle having a remote control locking mechanism, comprising:
- a receiver capable of receiving a wireless signal from a remote control device when said remote control device is engaged;
said receiver activating a locking mechanism based upon receiving the wireless signal;
the wireless signal activating an audio signal circuit that generates one or more complex audio signals; and
an exterior loudspeaker for generating said one or more complex audio signals based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal;
wherein said audio signal circuit comprises at least one of a digital audio storage having a plurality of digitized music files and a storage having a reproducible recorded sound to produce said one or more complex audio signals.
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Abstract
An audio signal system for a vehicle remote locking mechanism provides an audio signal that is more intricate than a simple, sounding of the vehicle'"'"'s horn or beep tone. Preferably, the audio signal may be varied among many possible sounds by the operator. More preferably, the system includes a digital audio source with a signal amplifier and loudspeaker. Most preferably, the digital audio source is programmable with recorded sounds that can be transferred from a remote bank of digital sounds, for example by being downloaded from an internet website.
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1. An audio signal system for a motor vehicle having a remote control locking mechanism, comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving a wireless signal from a remote control device when said remote control device is engaged; said receiver activating a locking mechanism based upon receiving the wireless signal; the wireless signal activating an audio signal circuit that generates one or more complex audio signals; and an exterior loudspeaker for generating said one or more complex audio signals based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; wherein said audio signal circuit comprises at least one of a digital audio storage having a plurality of digitized music files and a storage having a reproducible recorded sound to produce said one or more complex audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An audio signal system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a wireless signal; a lock locking and unlocking a vehicle based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; an audio player playing a complex audio sound based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; and a digital audio storage that produces an electronic signal that is amplified by an amplifier and carried to a loudspeaker mounted exterior the vehicle; wherein said digital audio storage includes at least one of connectivity means by which digital sound recordings can be transferred to it and a plurality of digitized music files. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for activating a remote keyless entry system of a vehicle including the steps of:
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a) receiving a wireless signal using a receiver; b) activating a lock based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; and c) playing a complex audio sound based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; d) selecting a digital audio file; e) storing the selected digital audio file on the vehicle; and f) playing the selected digital audio file in said step c) exterior the vehicle using an exterior loudspeaker;
wherein the digital audio file is a music file or a recorded sound. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 15, 16)
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12. An audio signal system for a motor vehicle having a remote control locking mechanism, comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving a wireless signal from a remote control device when said remote control device is activated; a locking mechanism actuated based upon the receiver receiving the wireless signal; a digital audio storage storing a plurality of digitized audio files of complex sounds; an audio signal circuit that generates an audio signal based upon the digitized audio files and in response to the receiver receiving the wireless signal; an amplifier for amplifying the audio signal from the audio signal circuit; and a speaker mounted exterior to the vehicle for generating complex sounds based upon the audio signal amplified by the amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 17)
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