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Range extending positive repeater

  • US 7,990,255 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2006
  • Issued: 08/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system, comprising:

  • receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter;

    generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound data packets indicating the vehicle function to be performed between the inbound data packets until reception of the first RF signal is complete; and

    transmitting, from the repeater, the second RF signal to a reception module of a vehicle remote control system,wherein the repeater includes a first module that stores codes for defining a plurality of vehicle functions, the method further comprising;

    receiving, at the repeater, a request to provide the vehicle remote control system with a new function based on the codes stored in the first module; and

    transmitting, from the repeater, a function signal to the reception module of the vehicle remote control system, the function signal including the codes corresponding to the new function.

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