Keyfob retaining tool
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsLuke Dodge, Mark Tilley
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Abstract
A keyfob retaining tool includes an ignition switch retaining section, a keyfob retaining section attached to the ignition switch retaining section and an ignition switch installed to the ignition switch retaining section. The ignitions switch is configured to temporarily connect to wiring of a vehicle for electronic communication with an ECM (electronic control module) of the vehicle. The keyfob retaining section is configured to temporarily retain a keyfob adjacent to the ignition switch such that the keyfob establishes a communication connection via the ignition switch with the ECM of the vehicle in order to electronically pair the keyfob with the ECM of the vehicle.
Claims17
A keyfob retaining tool, comprising:
- an ignition switch retaining section;
- a keyfob retaining section attached to the ignition switch retaining section;
- and an ignition switch installed to the ignition switch retaining section, the ignitions switch being configured to temporarily connect to wiring of a vehicle for electronic communication with an ECM (electronic control module) of the vehicle and the keyfob retaining section being configured to temporarily retain a keyfob adjacent to the ignition switch such that the keyfob establishes a communication connection via the ignition switch with the ECM of the vehicle in order to electronically pair the keyfob with the ECM of the vehicle.
A keyfob retaining tool, comprising:
- a hand-held structure that includes an ignition switch installed therein and a keyfob retaining section configured to temporarily retain a keyfob therein, the ignition switch being configured to temporarily connect to wiring of a vehicle for electronic communication with an ECM (electronic control module) of the vehicle and the keyfob retaining section being configured to temporarily retain a keyfob adjacent to the ignition switch such that the keyfob establishes a communication connection via the ignition switch with the ECM of the vehicle in order to electronically pair the keyfob with the ECM of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.