Key fob security copy to a mobile phone
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid Anthony Hatton
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Abstract
A mobile device enabling one or more processors to receive vehicle key security codes from a vehicle key. The mobile device may receive a signal from a transmitter associated with a vehicle key, the signal being indicative of one or more security codes associated with the vehicle key. The mobile device may store the one or more security codes in memory and configure a mobile device application to implement one or more vehicle control functions using the security codes. The mobile device may wirelessly transmit commands for implementing the one or more vehicle control functions using the security codes to a vehicle associated with the key. The wireless transmission of commands may include short range wireless communication.
Claims18
A mobile device comprising:
- software configuring one or more processers to:
- receive a signal from a transmitter associated with a vehicle key, the signal being indicative of one or more vehicle computing system security codes associated with the vehicle key;
- store the one or more vehicle computing system security codes in memory;
- initialize a predefined timer for the one or more security codes;
- configure a mobile device application to implement one or more vehicle control functions using the security codes;
- and
- wirelessly transmit commands via the mobile device application for implementing the one or more vehicle control functions using the security codes to a vehicle associated with the key during the predefined timer.
A vehicle key fob apparatus comprising:
- a circuit having a transmitter configured to:
- in response to input using at least one button at a key fob for initializing wireless transmission of one or more vehicle computing system security code signals,
- wirelessly transmit the one or more vehicle computing system security code signals to a handheld computing device to enable the handheld computing device to wirelessly perform a vehicle control function independent from the key fob.
A method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a transmitter associated with a vehicle key indicative of a vehicle computing system security code;
- configuring a mobile device application to implement a vehicle control function using the security code for a predefined amount of time;
- and
- wirelessly transmitting commands via the mobile device application for implementing the vehicle control function during the predefined time using the security code for a vehicle associated with the key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.