Self-aligning vehicular transmitter system
First Claim
1. A method of self-aligning a transmitting RF frequency between a portable transceiving device and a base station transceiving device, wherein the base station transceiving device is mounted in a vehicle for controlling a vehicle accessory function in response to RF messages broadcast between the transceiving devices, the method comprising said steps of:
- transmitting a RF signal from one of a portable or base station transceiving devices to the other of the portable or base station transceiving devices, the RF signal having a frequency that varies during the transmission;
measuring a RSSI value of a received RF signal at selected frequencies by the other of the portable or base station transceiving devices;
transmitting each RSSI value of each varied frequency as measured by the other portable or base station transceiving devices to the one of the portable or base station transceiving devices;
determining a respective frequency having a maximum RSSI value, the determination being made by the one of the portable or base station transceiving devices; and
transmitting at least a portion of a subsequent RF message from the one of the portable transceiving device or the base station transceiving device using the respective frequency having the maximum RSSI value.
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Abstract
A method is provided for self-aligning a transmitting RF frequency between a portable transceiving device and a base station transceiving device. The base station transceiving device is mounted in a vehicle for controlling a vehicle accessory function in response to RF messages broadcast between the transceiving devices. The RF signal is transmitted from one of the portable or base station transceiving devices to the other of the portable or base station transceiving devices. The frequency of the RF signal is varied during the transmission. A RSSI value of a received RF signal is measured at selected frequencies. A respective frequency having a maximum RSSI value is determined. At least a portion of a subsequent RF message is transmitted from one of the portable transceiving device or base station transceiving device using the respective frequency.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of self-aligning a transmitting RF frequency between a portable transceiving device and a base station transceiving device, wherein the base station transceiving device is mounted in a vehicle for controlling a vehicle accessory function in response to RF messages broadcast between the transceiving devices, the method comprising said steps of:
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transmitting a RF signal from one of a portable or base station transceiving devices to the other of the portable or base station transceiving devices, the RF signal having a frequency that varies during the transmission; measuring a RSSI value of a received RF signal at selected frequencies by the other of the portable or base station transceiving devices; transmitting each RSSI value of each varied frequency as measured by the other portable or base station transceiving devices to the one of the portable or base station transceiving devices; determining a respective frequency having a maximum RSSI value, the determination being made by the one of the portable or base station transceiving devices; and transmitting at least a portion of a subsequent RF message from the one of the portable transceiving device or the base station transceiving device using the respective frequency having the maximum RSSI value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A self-aligning remote transmitter system for vehicle based RF applications, said system comprising:
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a base station receiving device for receiving a wireless message for controlling an actuation of at least one accessory function; a portable receiving device for transmitting wireless message to said vehicle based control module for activating said at least one vehicle accessory function; wherein a RF signal is transmitted from one of said portable or base station transceiving devices to the other of said portable or base station transceiving devices, wherein the RF signal has a frequency that varies during the transmission, wherein a RSSI value is measured at selected frequencies, wherein the other of said portable or base station transceiving device transmits each RSSI value of each varied frequency to the one of said portable or base station transceiving device, wherein a respective frequency having a maximum RSSI value is determined by the one of said portable or base station transceiving devices, and wherein at least a portion of a subsequent RF message is transmitted from said one of said portable transceiving device or said base station transceiving device using a center frequency that is tuned to the respective frequency having said maximum RSSI value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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