System and method for finding a key
AssigneeNingbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co.
InventorsMagnus NILSSON, Erik LINDBERG NILSSON
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Abstract
A key localization system for finding a vehicle key. The system includes a key unit, a first communication unit, at least one second communication unit, and a processing circuitry operatively connected to the first communication unit and configured to cause the key localization system to send, via the first communication unit, a detect key signal and receive, via the first communication unit, in response to that the key unit has received the detect key signal, a found key signal from at least one of the key unit and the second communication unit.
Claims13
A key localization system for finding a vehicle key, wherein the key localization system comprises:
- a key unit connected to the vehicle key and configured for wireless communication;
- a first communication unit configured for receiving input indicative of a request to find the vehicle key and configured to establish wireless communication with the key unit;
- at least one second communication unit comprised in a vehicle and configured for wireless communication with the first communication unit and the key unit configured for wireless communication with at least one of the first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit;
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- a processing circuitry operatively connected to the first communication unit and configured to cause the key localization system to:
- receive at the server, a find key request signal, sent from the first communication unit, comprising key identification data and position information data;
- send from the server a detect key signal configured to be received by at least one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit;
- send, via the first communication unit, a detect key signal configured to be received by at least one of the key unit and the second communication unit;
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- receive, via the first communication unit, in response to that the key unit has received the detect key signal, a found key signal from at least one of the key unit and the second communication unit.
A method for finding a vehicle key, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server, a find key request signal, sent from a first communication unit, comprising key identification data and position information data;
- sending from the server a detect key signal configured to be received by at least one of a first communication unit and a second communication unit;
- sending via a first communication unit, a detect key signal configured to be received by at least one of a key unit and a second communication unit;
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- receiving via the first communication unit, in response to that the key unit has received the detect key signal, a found key signal from at least one of the key unit and the second communication unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.