Patent ID: 7355299
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An active keyed locking system for a vehicle, said system comprising: a base station for being mounted onboard said vehicle; a lock assembly located within said base station and including both an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver; a fixed position sensor located both within said base station and about said lock assembly for statically generating a magnetic field; a keyed actuated device including a field-altering device for altering said magnetic field when inserted into said lock assembly and placed proximate to said fixed position sensor; and a controller electrically coupled to said fixed position sensor; wherein said base station is operable to identify said keyed actuated device with said infrared transmitter and said infrared receiver, said fixed position sensor is operable to generate a position signal indicative of the rotational position of said keyed actuated device based on alteration of said magnetic field, and said controller is operable to enable at least one vehicle component in response to said position signal.