Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.

Siemens Automotive Corporation

Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems, LLC

Trw Limited

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Tejas Bhupendra Desai

Susan Adelle Johnson

Jean-Christophe Deniau

Brian Farrell

Patricia Kachouh

John R Costello

Steve O'Connor

Nikolas Bergerhoff

Allan Losey

Gerald L Ostrander

Yao Zhai

Susan Adelle Drescher

Ritesh Ahuja

Melvin Leblanc

Kurt Van Drus

Patricia Abi-Nader

David T Proefke

Herbert Froitzheim

Thomas E Utter

Thomas John LeMense

Michael A Thomas

Jeffrey R Coil

Robert Obermaier

Robert C Baillargeon

Thomas W Pfeffer

Jonathan Clark

Jeralyn Reese

Franck Bigot

Adrian Radu

Kurt VanDrus

Christian O Johnson

Ronald J Plichta

Andrew C Brenz

Kenneth P Orlando

Mark R Cutkosky

Jeremy McClain

Deborah M Lambert

Brian James Marlett

Thomas Klement

Seval Oz

Scott James Lucy

David Reimus

Zachary Bolton

Thomas Schaffer

Adrian Ramos Aguayo

Debbie Lambert

Douglas J King

Sanjaya Kumar Dash

Tammer Zein-El-Abedein

Norbert Müller

James P Brecht

Phillip Chapin

Edwin T Li

Tjarko Leifer

Pratik Kumar Nahata

Stephan Wetzel

Kyle Cleland

Jorg Witthaus

Lynne Ann Edgar

Sanjaya K Dash

Susan Johnson

A smartphone having: a configurable radio frequency transmitter; a configurable low frequency transponder with at least one low frequency coil; and a smartphone application program that is controlled by a cloud service and that is configured to configure the radio frequency transmitter and the low frequency transponder with protocol parameters and initial data values such that the low frequency transponder mimics a virgin key device that can be programmed to a particular vehicle model.

Smartphone with integrated multi-transponder mode key device

An infotainment and connectivity system for a vehicle includes a control module, a first plurality of input devices, and a plurality of output devices. The control module includes a first control logic sequence, a plurality of software based programs, and a memory module. The control logic operates to control operation of the infotainment and connectivity system. The first plurality of input devices is disposed on an interior of the vehicle and includes a camera, a microphone, and an image sensor. The plurality of output devices includes at least a communication synchronization system.

Vehicle infotainment and connectivity system

A method to learn and then pair with a pre-installed access control system of a vehicle is discussed. Communication is exchanged between the access control system and a backend cloud-based system. Required data of the access control system including its particular authentication code is extracted by a learning device. A vehicle matching data is sent to the backend cloud-based system and the vehicle is registered with the backend cloud-based system. The learning device is registered to the access control system in accordance with learning procedures implemented in the vehicle as remote entry key. The learning device is coupled to a Radio Frequency signal transmitter that has Application-Specific Integrated Circuits to generate stable RF signals at multiple frequency wavelengths. Registration of learning device includes, receiving a first access control telegram message, transmitting the first access control telegram message to the access control system, pairing the learning device with the access control system.

Method and system for remote access control

A touch screen with haptic feedback knob arrangement. The arrangement includes an interactive surface having a controllable electrostatic pressure region across a portion of the interactive surface. The arrangement further includes a controller having an algorithm programmed thereon for controlling the amount of electrostatic pressure applied to the portion of the interactive surface where the electrostatic pressure region is located. A knob is rotatably mounted to the interactive surface and receives rotational resistance from the electrostatic pressure region of the interactive surface.

Innovative knob with variable haptic feedback

A key fob simulator for sending actuation command to a vehicle is discussed. The key fob has memory buffers, processors, and a transceiver that uses wireless communications to communicate with a backend cloud-based system. A RF transmitter of the key fob can transmit RF signals to Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) module of the vehicle. A mapping module includes a map-calculating circuit to calculate map coordinates of the key fob. A security module can receive a rolling security key of the RKE module of the vehicle. The key fob includes buttons that can be pushed by a user of the key fob to generate actuation commands by the security module. Using the RF transmitter, an actuation command and the rolling security key can be sent from security module to the RKE module of the vehicle. The RKE module then executes the actuation command after validating the rolling security key.

Package exchange and service system using a key fob simulator

A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system.

Adaptive driver assistance alerts functionality

A method of programming a tire pressure monitoring device includes the step of forming a physical interface between a tire pressure monitoring device and a programming device. The programming device includes a first memory including a plurality of selectable programs that provide instructions defining a communication protocol for communication between a tire pressure monitoring device and a receiver. The method further includes the step of selecting through a user interface of the programming device a desired one of the plurality of selectable programs and loading the selected one of the plurality of selectable programs from the first memory device of the programming device to a second memory device disposed within the tire pressure monitoring device.

Method of preparing a universal tire pressure monitoring sensor

A programming system for a tire pressure monitoring device includes a programming device capable of communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of a tire pressure monitoring device. The programming device including a user interface actuateable for communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of the tire pressure monitoring device.

Universal tire pressure monitoring sensor

A disclosed example receiver for receiving transmissions and data for both a remote keyless entry (RKE) system and a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system tailors the data slice level to the characteristics unique to each of the RKE transmissions and the TPM transmissions.

Adaptive switching receiver slice level

A receiver receives transmission containing information from different vehicle systems and determines an origin of that transmission according to the length of the transmission.

Multiple protocol reception and differentiation

The present invention includes a method of monitoring and controlling interior functions of a vehicle, for example, a memory seat position, a vehicle pedal position, a steering column position, a vehicle interior temperature, and/or whether the vehicle is occupied or unoccupied at certain times and under certain conditions. The interior functions are controlled by passively monitoring a characteristic of an occupant, determining an identity of the occupant based on the monitored characteristic, and regulating the interior function based upon the identity of the occupant. The monitored characteristic, for example, may be representative of a weight classification or biomass associated with the occupant, or a signal or input generated based upon a user identification device, for example, a key fob or other personal electronic device carried by the occupant.

Passive control of vehicle interior features based upon occupant classification

A security configuration in or for a motor vehicle, which includes a bodywork part, such as a door, and a window pane arranged in the bodywork part. The security configuration includes a touch-sensitive keypad integrated in or mounted to the window pane. The keypad has a plurality of touch sensors, each of which takes the form of resonant oscillating circuits and via which an actuation of a respective touch sensor can be picked up. An electronic evaluation system is configured for the purpose of detecting an actuation of the keypad and attributing said actuation to a respectively actuated touch sensor. There is also provided a motor vehicle which includes such a security configuration.

Security configuration with an inductively coupled touch sensitive keypad in or on a window pane and motor vehicle with the security configuration

A communication for a vehicle () has a first transmitter () for transmitting a first signal relating to a first vehicle system () and a second transmitter () for transmitting a second signal relating to a second vehicle system (). (FIG.) A single receiver () has a first reception mode () and a second reception mode (). The first reception mode () is receptive to the first signal while the second reception mode () is receptive to the second signal. A control unit () switches the receiver () between the first reception mode () and the second reception mode ().

Hysteresis of switching from park to drive based on vehicle speed

A keyless ignition system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit (ECU) that communicates through a wireless link with a start/stop button. The start/stop button includes a plurality of lighting sources to selectively illuminate the start/stop button for communicating current state of a vehicle operating parameter. The lighting sources are powered by a wireless power generating device within the start/stop button.

Vehicle start/stop button status feedback and lighting

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Tejas Bhupendra Desai