Drive-by-wireless vehicle control
CA 2498971 A1 · Owner: Wehner, Lawrence C. · Inventors: Racelis, Rommel H.; Crowder, Michael A.; Wehner, Lawrence C.
Overview
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Drive-by-wireless vehicle control techniques use a wireless connection between a sensor module and a control module. An action by the driver of the vehicle is detected by the sensor module and communicated to the control module using a message sent using a wireless communication pathway. The control module directs the appropriate vehicle component based on the wireless message received. The vehicle identification number (VIN) that uniquely identifies the vehicle is used to identify a wireless message has been sent from a sensor module that is part of the vehicle. The use of the VIN to identify a wireless message that applies to a particular vehicle that has been assigned the same …
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- Filed September 30, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 30, 2023.
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