User activated/deactivated short-range wireless communications (SRWC) auxiliary key fob

• Main Authors: VIJAY VARDHAN, ANUJ TYAGI, AMANDA J. KALHOUS, NATHANIEL H. WILLIAMS, DWAYNE A. CROCKER, NIKOLA J. PUDAR, MUKESH GUPTA
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 13.03.2020
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILARSIGNALS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

A system and a method of activating and using an auxiliary key fob with a vehicle, including the steps of: pairing the auxiliary key fob and the vehicle; receiving an activation request at the vehicle, the activation request indicating to the vehicle to activate the auxiliary key fob for use with the vehicle; activating the auxiliary key fob in a particular access mode for use with the vehicle; receiving a SRWC credentials signal from the auxiliary key fob at a SRWC passive entry passive start (PEPS) module installed in the vehicle; after receiving the SRWC credentials signal, sending information included in or derived from the SRWC credentials signal to the VSM of the vehicle; determining that the auxiliary key fob is authorized at the VSM based at least in part on the information sent tothe VSM; and carrying out a vehicle access function in response to the determination. 一种激活辅助智能钥匙并将辅助智能钥匙用于车辆的系统和方法，包括以下步骤：将辅助智能钥匙和车辆配对；在车辆处接收激活请求，激活请求指示车辆激活辅助智能钥匙以用于所述车辆；以特定的进入模式激活辅助智能钥匙以用于所述车辆；在安装在车辆中的SRWC无源进入无源起动(PEPS)模块处从