Keyless entry system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHarry Lobo, Jessica Smith, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Kassandra Ritter
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Abstract
A keyless entry system having a single entry point display coupled to a processor that generates one or more characters to be displayed. The processor accepts an entry at the single entry point and initiates a task associated with the entry. An indicator at the display provides feedback to a user that the entry has been selected and accepted by the processor. An input mechanism at the display may also encompass a control point to control the character displayed at the single entry point display.
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A keyless entry system comprising:
- a display having a single entry point;
- a processor for generating a plurality of characters and individually displaying each character, the single entry point for selecting each character of a predetermined subset of characters from the plurality of characters displayed at the display;
- a sliding adjuster mechanism in communication with the processor for determining a character to be displayed;
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- the processor accepts each entry and initiates a task associated with the predetermined subset of characters.
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A keyless entry system for use on a vehicle comprising:
- a door mounted display having a single entry point and an indicator;
- a processor for generating a plurality of characters and individually displaying each character, the single entry point for selecting each character of a predetermined subset of characters from the plurality of characters displayed at the display, the indicator for indicating a character has been selected;
- a sliding adjuster mechanism in communication with the processor for determining the character to be displayed;
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- the processor accepts each entry and initiates a task associated with the predetermined subset of characters.
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A keyless entry system for a vehicle comprising:
- a trim member;
- an input mechanism positioned behind the trim member;
- a display positioned behind the input mechanism and displaying a character that is visible through the input entry point and the trim member;
- a processor in communication with the input mechanism, the display and a lock system of the vehicle, the processor for generating character to be displayed at the display and initiating a function that enables access to the vehicle;
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- a sliding adjuster mechanism to communicate to the processor a particular character to be displayed at the display and selected at the input mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.