Remote keyless entry system with two modes of demodulation

• US 7,436,289 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2006
• Issued: 10/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US Incorporated (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US Incorporated (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Thomas, Michael, Desai, Tejas B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Benjamin C
• Application Number:
  US11/440,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20060220907A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 340/447, 340/539.1, 340/426.13, 340/5.61, 340/5.72, 455/143, 375/316, 375/222
• US Class Current: 340/426.13
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/24 Wear-indicating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/246 Tread wear monitoring systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/61 Signal comprising different frequencies, e.g. frequency hopping
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A remote signaling receiver system includes a receiver that operates in two different modes of demodulation to accommodate different types of signals from different types of transmitting devices. A first demodulator, preferably an ASK demodulator, is adapted to process signals from a signal transmitter that generates a first type of signal. A second demodulator, preferably one that is not sensitive to amplitude modulation such as a FSK demodulator, is adapted to process signals received from at least one other type of device, which provides a second type of signal. A system designed according to this invention is particularly useful as a remote keyless entry system for a vehicle where one or more sensors are provided on the vehicle to provide an indication of a chosen condition of one or more of the vehicle components.

Claims

1. A remote signaling receiver system comprising:

a microcontroller having a radio frequency channel and a second, different channel, the microcontroller determining a baud rate of a received wireless communication signal, the microcontroller causing a received wireless communication signal from a manually controllable transmitter device having a first baud rate to be received for processing on the radio frequency channel and causing a wireless communication signal of a second, different baud rate from a sensor device that automatically generates the signal having the second baud rate to be received for processing on the second channel.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first baud rate is lower than the second, different baud rate.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first baud rate corresponds to a signal from a remote keyless entry transmitter device and wherein the second baud rate corresponds to a signal from a sensor device that generates a wireless communication signal indicating a sensed condition of a vehicle component.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing on the radio frequency channel is used for ASK demodulation and the processing on the image channel is used for at least one of FSK or PSK demodulation.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second channel is an image channel.