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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
John F. Nathan, White Lake, MI (US);
H. Winston Maue, Northville, MI (US);
John F. Nathan, White Lake, MI (US);
H. Winston Maue, Northville, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An indication system () for a vehicle () includes a radio frequency circuit () with a transponder () and an in-vehicle RF tagged element (). The transponder () transmits a status request signal. A first radio frequency identification tag () is coupled to the in-vehicle RF tagged element (). The tag () inductively generates a current status signal associated with the in-vehicle element () and in response to the status request signal. A method of tracking, identifying, and determining the presence and status of an in-vehicle RF tagged element () includes transmitting a status request signal. The status request signal is inductively received via multiple radio frequency identification tags () that are associated with the in-vehicle RF tagged element (). A current status signal is transmitted from the radio frequency identification tags (). An in-vehicle task is performed in response to the current status signal.