Patent ID: 6509834
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
A system for controlling a remote convenience function at a vehicle and for interpersonal communication, said system comprising:a device having components located in a common housing, said components comprising: means for communicating inputs from an operator of said device, the inputs including a request to remotely control performance of a convenience function at the vehicle and an interpersonal communication; means for converting the inputs from the operator of said device into radio frequency signals; and means for transmitting the signals for receipt at the vehicle and at a component; first means, at the vehicle, for receiving one of the transmitted signals to cause performance of the remotely requested vehicle function at the vehicle; second means, at the component, for receiving another of the transmitted signals to convey the interpersonal communication; and means, associated with the component, for converting the other signal into output perceptible by a person as the communication.