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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Folkert Horst, Pierrefonds, CA;
Magid Mokhtar, Kirkland, CA;
Canac Inc., St-Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A system for testing a vehicle antenna is provided including a testing transponder and a monitoring unit. The testing transponder is positioned such that it lies within the electromagnetic field of a vehicle antenna and, while in the electromagnetic field, the testing transponder intermittently transmits signals conveying data to the vehicle antenna. The monitoring unit is in an operative relationship with the antenna and is suitable to receive data indicative of the signals conveying data detected by the vehicle antenna. The monitoring unit detects an error condition associated with the vehicle antenna when the time since the last signal conveying data detected by the antenna exceeds a certain threshold time period.