Vehicle key testing device
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1. A vehicle key testing device comprising:
- a housing having an output configured to be in communication with a BCM disposed externally to the housing, the housing defining an interior space and configured to have a vehicle key positioned into the interior space;
an antenna mounted in the interior space, the antenna configured to receive and simulate communication of at least one of remote start, door unlocking, liftgate activation and alert, and configured to enable the communication to be transmitted to the output; and
an electrical input configured to activate at least one wireless aspect of the vehicle key to test the vehicle key.
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Abstract
A vehicle key testing device includes a housing, an antenna, and an electrical input. The housing defines an interior space and is configured to have a vehicle key positioned into the interior space. The antenna is mounted in the interior space. The electrical input is configured to activate at least one wireless aspect of the vehicle key.
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1. A vehicle key testing device comprising:
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a housing having an output configured to be in communication with a BCM disposed externally to the housing, the housing defining an interior space and configured to have a vehicle key positioned into the interior space; an antenna mounted in the interior space, the antenna configured to receive and simulate communication of at least one of remote start, door unlocking, liftgate activation and alert, and configured to enable the communication to be transmitted to the output; and an electrical input configured to activate at least one wireless aspect of the vehicle key to test the vehicle key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of testing a vehicle key, comprising:
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placing a vehicle key inside a housing of a key testing device; coupling the vehicle key to a control circuit; instructing the control circuit to activate at least one wireless aspect of the vehicle key to test the vehicle key; receiving a signal from the vehicle key with an antenna disposed inside the housing, the antenna receiving and simulating communication of at least one of remote start, door unlocking, liftgate activation and alert; transmitting the signal to an output disposed on the housing; and transmitting the signal to a BCM disposed externally to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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