Wireless control system and method
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTodd R. Witkowski, Kurt A. Dykema, Steven L. Geerlings, Mark L. Zeinstra, Robert F. Buege
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Abstract
A wireless control system for use in a vehicle and for use with a remote electronic system is provided. The wireless control system includes a transceiver for mounting in the vehicle. The transceiver is configured to communicate according to a Bluetooth communications standard. The transceiver is further configured to provide a control signal to the remote electronic system. The transceiver is also trainable to provide a carrier frequency and control information for the control signal.
Claims14
A system for use with a vehicle and a home device, the system comprising:
- a wireless transmitter configured for mounting to the vehicle and configured to wirelessly send a first control signal having information for controlling the home device;
- a wireless transceiver located remote from the vehicle and configured to receive the first control signal and to wirelessly send a second control signal to the home device based on the first control signal from outside the vehicle;
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- a second wireless transceiver configured for mounting to the vehicle that is configured to form a wireless data communications link according to a Bluetooth communications protocol with a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is a mobile phone;
- wherein the second wireless transceiver is configured to receive a code from the portable electronic device via the wireless data communications link, the code for causing the wireless transmitter to send the first control signal.
A wireless control system for use in a vehicle and for use with a remote electronic system and a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a first transceiver configured to communicate according to a Bluetooth communications protocol, the wireless control system comprising:
- a second transceiver for mounting in the vehicle and for communicating with the first transceiver of the portable electronic device, the second transceiver configured to receive a command from the first transceiver;
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- a transmitter for mounting in the vehicle and configured to send a control signal to the remote electronic system;
- wherein the command received at the second transceiver from the first transceiver is formatted to cause the transmitter to send the control signal to the remote electronic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.