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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael B. Ames, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael B. Ames, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A wireless vehicular sensing system is disclosed. The wireless sensing system may include a radio frequency access control system including a plurality of antennas distributed within the vehicle and at least one radio frequency transceiver coupled to the plurality of antennas for effecting radio frequency interrogations of radio frequency access permission devices via the plurality of antennas in response to operator invoked interrogation requests, and a plurality of radio frequency sensors distributed within the vehicle and associated with systems other than vehicle access control. The at least one radio frequency transceiver effects radio frequency interrogations of the plurality of radio frequency sensors via the plurality of antennas in response to system invoked interrogation requests. The wireless sensing system may include a radio frequency tire monitoring system including a plurality of antennas distributed within the vehicle and at least one radio frequency transceiver coupled to the plurality of antennas for effecting radio frequency interrogations of tire monitor devices via the plurality of antennas in response to tire monitor device invoked interrogation requests, a plurality of radio frequency sensors distributed within the vehicle and associated with systems other than tire monitoring. The at least one radio frequency transceiver effects radio frequency interrogations of the plurality of radio frequency sensors via the plurality of antennas in response to system invoked interrogation requests.