Patent ID: 7778186
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B60C,G07C

Abstract:
1. Information and control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle-installed telematics unit including a first wireless network transceiver and a first medium-range RF transceiver; a nomadic device carried by a vehicle user, including a second wireless network transceiver for communicating with the telematics unit via a global network, and a first short-range wireless transceiver; and a fob carried by the vehicle user including a second medium-range RF transceiver for communicating with the telematics unit, and a second short-range wireless transceiver for communicating with the nomadic device; where the user selectively initiates a vehicle information request or command communication using the fob and the first and second medium-range RF transceivers, and the nomadic device using the global network and the first and second wireless network transceivers.