User activated/deactivated key fob

• Main Authors: VARDHAN VIJAY, TYAGI ANUJ, CROCKER DWAYNE A, KALHOUS AMANDA J, PUDAR NIKOLA J, GUPTA MUKESH
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 17.03.2020
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; CHECKING-DEVICES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

A system and method of operating a vehicle using a key fob, including the steps of: establishing an association between the key fob and the vehicle; receiving an activation request at the vehicle, theactivation request indicating to the vehicle to activate the key fob for use with the vehicle; in response to the activation request, activating the key fob for use with the vehicle; receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from the key fob at a passive entry passive start (PEPS) module installed in the vehicle; after receiving the RF signal, sending information included in or derived from the RFsignal to a vehicle system module (VSM) of the vehicle; determining that the key fob is authorized based at least in part on the information at the VSM; and carrying out a vehicle access function in response to the determination that the key fob is authorized. 一种使用钥匙扣操作车辆的系统和方法包括以下步骤：建立钥匙扣和车辆之间的关联；在该车辆处接收激活请求，该激活请求向车辆指示激活与该车辆一起使用的钥匙扣；响应于该激活请求，激活与该车辆一起使用的钥匙扣；在安装在车辆中的被动进入被动启动(PEPS)模块处从钥匙扣接收射频(RF)信号；在接收到RF信号之后，将包括在RF信号中或从RF信号