Vehicle communication system
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsMohammed Khan, Howard Siswick
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Abstract
A communication system for facilitating control over a function of a vehicle (102) comprises a base station (104) positioned in the vehicle (102) and a mobile communication unit (122). The base station (104) comprises a first transmitter for transmitting a signal to the mobile communication unit (122) and a first receiver for receiving a signal from the mobile communication unit (122). The base station (104) is further configured to cause the mobile communication unit (122) to operate in accordance with a limited-response duty cycle.
Claims20
A communication system for facilitating control over a function of a vehicle, the communication system comprising:
- a base station positioned in the vehicle;
- and
- a mobile communication unit;
- the base station comprising a first transmitter for transmitting a signal to the mobile communication unit and a first receiver for receiving a signal from the mobile communication unit;
- the base station being further configured to cause the mobile communication unit to operate in accordance with a limited-response duty cycle, wherein the base station is configured to cause the mobile communication unit to operate in accordance with the limited-response duty cycle in response to a determination that the mobile communication unit is located within the vehicle.
A method of facilitating control over a function of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a base station positioned in the vehicle and a mobile communication unit, the base station comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver;
- transmitting a signal from the first transmitter to the mobile communication unit;
- receiving a signal from the mobile communication unit;
- and
- causing the mobile communication unit to operate in accordance with a limited-response duty cycle in response to a determination that the mobile communication unit is located within the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.