Ford Motor Company Limited

Mark Edward Porter

John Robert Van Wiemeersch

Thomas Joseph Hermann

David Anthony Symanow

Lisa Therese Boran

Andrea Bowes Chowanic

A system () for long-range, remote keyless control of predefined functions for a vehicle () is provided that has a long-range wireless receiver () that receives transmission signals () from a wireless transmission source (), such as a cellular phone network or satellite network. A wireless signal transmitter () is mounted on the vehicle () and uses the same protocol () as a hand-held wireless transmitter () to perform various vehicle functions, such as locking/unlocking doors (), opening/closing windows and/or the trunk (). The advantage being the low cost addition of the long-range control using the vehicle's existing short-range RF receiver and electrical infrastructure.

Remote control system for operating selected functions of a vehicle

An adaptive navigation system for a land vehicle is provided that incorporates learned segments of preferred routes into adaptive calculated routes. The navigation system preferably includes a global positioning system or other sources of locator system data and a data processor that may be programmed with destination data and current location data. The data storage apparatus is capable of recording current location data as the vehicle travels to a destination. The system automatically develops a database of a plurality of segments of preferred routes where those segments are different from the route normally calculated by the data processor. On future occasions when the navigation system is used, the data processor is able to incorporate segments of preferred routes in an adaptive calculated route determination when the segments are within a predetermined degree of similarity to the calculated route.

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Mark Edward Porter