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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Edward Porter, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Edward Porter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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.