US 9,311,815 B2 · Key fob dongle

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an improvement of methods and systems used to configure electronic components and modules to a vehicle. A low cost programmer tool, or key fob dongle, may manage devices coupled to a vehicle communication network. The system is designed for on-board management of multiple vehicle network protocols to support configuration of various electronic modules to a vehicle. A method for using a key fob dongle is disclosed herein. The method includes inserting the key fob dongle into an on-board diagnostic (OBD)-II connector of a vehicle, transmitting a communication detection request to the OBD-II connector, and beeping a predetermined amount of times in response to the communication detection request, wherein the beeping a predetermined amount of times identifies a vehicle communication protocol.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A dongle for use in programming a key fob transmitter, the dongle comprising:

a connector to connect the dongle to an on-board diagnostic of a vehicle;
a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes a program to read to the on-board diagnostic of the vehicle and determine what program to use for programming the key fob;
a buzzer, wherein the buzzer indicates the program of the on-board diagnostic of the vehicle and a start to user interaction, and
a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the LED is used to indicate that the programming is complete.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/512,852Filed 13 Oct 2014 · us provisional application

Priority

11 Oct 2013

Published

US 2015/0102900 A116 Apr 2015

Granted

12 Apr 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G07C 9/00857
Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers…:…
G07C 9/00309
Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers…:…
G08C 17/02
Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link: using a radio link
G07C 9/20
Individual registration on entry or exit: involving the use of a pass

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Claims7