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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Evan A. Vijithakumara, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/02 (2006.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); H04W 76/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/2009 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); H04W 76/38 (2018.02);
Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to controlling a key fob. In one embodiment, a key fob, associated with a vehicle, includes an antenna, a control circuit including one or more processors and a memory communicably connected to the one or more processors, and a disable switch connected to the antenna and to the control circuit. The disable switch connects the antenna with the control circuit in a first state and disconnects the antenna from the control circuit in a second state.