Remote feedback for vehicle key fob functions
First Claim
1. A portable control device configured to provide an operator with control of an operation of a vehicle, comprising:
- an input configured to receive an action of the operator that is indicative of the operation to be performed by the vehicle;
a transmitter configured to send a first signal via an at least partly wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies a command for the action of the operator received by the input;
a receiver configured to receive a second signal via the at least partly wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies feedback from a sensor of the vehicle indicative of the operation resulting from the command at least partially embodied by the first signal sent by the transmitter; and
an output configured to present information to the operator on the operation based at least in part on the feedback in the second signal received by the receiver.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling operation of a vehicle. The apparatus includes, but is not limited to, an input configured to receive an action of the operator that is indicative of the operation to be performed by the vehicle and a transmitter that is configured to send a first signal via a wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies a command for the action of the operator received by the input. In addition, the apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive a second signal via the wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies feedback from a sensor of the vehicle indicative of the operation resulting from the command at least partially embodied by the first signal sent by the transmitter. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises an output configured to present information to the operator on the operation based at least in part on the feedback in the second signal received by the receiver.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable control device configured to provide an operator with control of an operation of a vehicle, comprising:
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an input configured to receive an action of the operator that is indicative of the operation to be performed by the vehicle;
a transmitter configured to send a first signal via an at least partly wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies a command for the action of the operator received by the input;
a receiver configured to receive a second signal via the at least partly wireless connection with the vehicle that at least partially embodies feedback from a sensor of the vehicle indicative of the operation resulting from the command at least partially embodied by the first signal sent by the transmitter; and
an output configured to present information to the operator on the operation based at least in part on the feedback in the second signal received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a portable control device that is configured to provide an operator with control of an operation of a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing an input provided to the portable control device by the operator that is indicative of the operation to be performed by the vehicle;
transmitting a first signal to the vehicle via at least a partly wireless connection that at least partially embodies a command for the operation to be performed by the vehicle;
receiving a second signal from the vehicle via the same or another at least partly wireless connection that at least partially embodies feedback from the vehicle indicative of the operation; and
generating an output that presents information to the operator on the operation based at least in part on the feedback. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system configured to provide an operator with control of an operation of a vehicle, comprising:
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a control device that is portable with respect to the vehicle, said control device comprising;
an input configured to receive an action of the operator that is indicative of the operation to be performed by the vehicle;
a first transmitter configured to send a first signal that at least partially embodies a command for the action of the operator received by the input;
a first receiver configured to receive a second signal that at least partially embodies feedback indicative of the operation resulting from the command at least partially embodied by the first signal sent by the first transmitter; and
an output configured to present information to the operator based at least in part on the feedback in the second signal received by the receiver; and
an electronic control system substantially affixed to the vehicle and configured for connection to the control device via an at least partly wireless connection, said electronic control system comprising;
a second receiver configured to receive the first signal from the first transmitter via the wireless connection;
a controller configured to receive the command in the first signal sent by the first transmitter and further configured to generate a third signal that controls the operation of the vehicle;
a sensor configured to generate the feedback indicative of the operation resulting from the third signal generated by the controller; and
a second transmitter configured to send the second signal with the feedback to the first receiver via the at least partly wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification