Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Peter Saladin

James R Snider

Thomas A Brey

Shafer Burch Seymour

David Gerald Teteak

Michael Daleki

Bhavna Mantha

A garage door can be detected as being open by sensing various physical conditions the existence of which indicate the garage door as being open. When a door is determined to be open, a notification message is wirelessly transmitted to a predetermined entity or person notifying them that the door is open. Corrective action can then be taken to close the door to keep the vehicle and contents of the garage secure.

Garage door open alert

A system for controlling a network access device is provided. The system includes a processor, the network access device, and a control circuit. The processor being in communication with the network access device through a communication link. The control circuit monitoring a temperature of the network access device and activating or deactivating the network access device based on the temperature.

Controlling of a power state under extreme temperatures

A system and method for self-detecting vehicle theft is provided that includes a first antenna and a second antenna, both located on a vehicle. The first antenna transmits the signal and the second antenna receives the signal. A monitoring module in communication with the second antenna is configured to determine whether the signal has changed. A vehicle security system is configured to activate based on a change in the signal.

System and method for self-detecting vehicle theft

A system and method for communicating between a controller and a device is provided: The controller communicates with the device over a communication link. The controller shutting off a power supply that is connected to the communication link, for example, due to inactivity parameters. The device generating a wake up signal and transmitting the wake up signal from the device to the controller while the power supply is shut off.

USB host wake up via a USB device when in shut down mode

A circuit-board mountable antenna () has a substrate () compliant with the IPC/JEDEC J-STD_0202C and IEC-norm standard 60068, which specifies the spacing and pin arrangements for a printed circuit board (PCB) mountable connector commonly known in the automotive electronic art as a 'FAKRA' or 'Fakra.' A radio frequency (RF) energy transducer or antenna () is applied to or formed over the substrate () which is provided with at least one mounting pin () and a signal lead (), the spacing and locations of which are compliant with the Fakra ISO-compliant hole pattern. The antennae () thus provide a circuit board () mountable antenna, compliant with the Fakra standard. The Fakra-compliant antenna or a Fakra-compliant connector can be attached to the circuit board () for a communications device () at the time of assembly to enable the communications device to use either a concealed or concealable antenna or an external antenna.

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Peter Saladin