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Bi-directional VHF UHF polling mechanisms for intelligent PEPS polling

  • US 8,725,315 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2011
  • Issued: 05/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating between a vehicle and an authorized user of the vehicle, said method comprising:

  • providing the authorized user with a communications device;

    transmitting a polling signal from the vehicle that is received by the device when the device is within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle where the polling signal is in the VHF-UHF band, wherein the time between transmitting a polling pulse from the device increases when the device is determined to have recently received the polling signal; and

    transmitting a first command signal from the device to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined vehicle operation when the device receives the polling signal.

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