Remote function control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and related methods
First Claim
1. A remote function control system for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system, the system comprising:
- a wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprisinga wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle,a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices, anda first wireless device; and
a remote function device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprisinga second wireless device to wirelessly communicate within the vehicle with the first wireless device,a third wireless device to wirelessly communicate with a remote control device away from the vehicle, anda controller coupled to the second and third wireless devices and configured toreceive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device,based upon the received updated vehicle device bus codes, cause at least one of the plurality of vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation not previously performed by the at least one vehicle device, andwirelessly transmit the updated vehicle device bus codes to the wireless data bus device so as to be stored in the memory for further use by the controller at a subsequent time.
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Abstract
A remote function control system is for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system. The system may include a wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and including a wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle, and a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices. A remote function device may be coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and may include a controller to wirelessly receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device to cause at least one of the vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation, and wirelessly transmit the updated data bus codes to the wireless data bus device to be stored in the memory.
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42 Claims
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1. A remote function control system for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system, the system comprising:
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a wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprising a wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle, a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices, and a first wireless device; and a remote function device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprising a second wireless device to wirelessly communicate within the vehicle with the first wireless device, a third wireless device to wirelessly communicate with a remote control device away from the vehicle, and a controller coupled to the second and third wireless devices and configured to receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device, based upon the received updated vehicle device bus codes, cause at least one of the plurality of vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation not previously performed by the at least one vehicle device, and wirelessly transmit the updated vehicle device bus codes to the wireless data bus device so as to be stored in the memory for further use by the controller at a subsequent time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A remote function device to be positioned within a vehicle for wirelessly communicating with a wireless data bus interface in the vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, and a wired vehicle electrical power system, the wireless data bus device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprising a wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle, a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices, and a first wireless device, the remote function device to be coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system and comprising:
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a second wireless device to wirelessly communicate within the vehicle with the first wireless device; a third wireless device to wirelessly communicate with a remote control device away from the vehicle; and a controller coupled to the second and third wireless devices and configured to receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device, based upon the received updated vehicle device bus codes, cause at least one of the plurality of vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation not previously performed by the at least one vehicle device, and wirelessly transmit the updated vehicle device bus codes to the wireless data bus device so as to be stored in the memory for further use by the controller at a subsequent time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for remotely controlling a vehicle function with a wireless data bus coupled to a wired vehicle electrical system in a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle and coupled to a plurality of vehicle devices, the wireless data bus device comprising a wired interface coupled to the data communications bus in the vehicle, a memory to store vehicle device bus codes for the plurality of vehicle devices, and a first wireless device, the method comprising:
using a remote function device coupled to the wired vehicle electrical power system to wirelessly communicate via a second wireless device within the vehicle with the first wireless device, wirelessly communicate via a third wireless device with a remote control device away from the vehicle, receive updated vehicle device bus codes from the remote control device via a controller coupled to the second and third wireless devices, the controller causing at least one of the plurality of vehicle devices to perform a new vehicle operation not previously performed by the at least one vehicle device based upon the received updated vehicle device bus codes, and wirelessly transmit the updated vehicle device bus codes to the wireless data bus device so as to be stored in the memory for further use by the controller at a subsequent time. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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