Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic locking failsafe for vehicles with passive keys
- Patent Title (中): 带被动键的车辆自动锁定故障保护
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Application No.: US11689838Application Date: 2007-03-22
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Publication No.: US07683764B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Christopher M. Kurpinski , Thomas J. Keeling , Justin P. McBride , Toshihiro T. Wakamatsu , Michael A. Wiegand
- Applicant: Christopher M. Kurpinski , Thomas J. Keeling , Justin P. McBride , Toshihiro T. Wakamatsu , Michael A. Wiegand
- Applicant Address: US MI Southfield
- Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Southfield
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
- Main IPC: B60R25/10
- IPC: B60R25/10

Abstract:
A method of unlocking a vehicle, which includes initiating an auto-lock command, searching an area surrounding the vehicle for a valid key fob, and sending a normal request from interior antenna if a valid key fob is not found. The method further includes sending a wide area request from an interior antenna if the valid key fob is not found from the normal request. The method includes locking the doors if the valid key fob is not found. The method provides a warning and does not lock the doors if the valid key fob is found.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080231417A1 AUTOMATIC LOCKING FAILSAFE FOR VEHICLES WITH PASSIVE KEYS Public/Granted day:2008-09-25
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