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Patent US7349722 - Wireless communications system and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA system for communicating information facilitates wireless communication between electronic devices. The system includes a transceiver provided in a vehicle. The transceiver communicates with an electronic device located external to the transceiver using a Bluetooth communications standard....http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7349722?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7349722 - Wireless communications system and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7349722 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/127,982Publication date25 Mar 2008Filing date23 Apr 2002Priority date26 May 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1194903A2, EP1194903B1, EP1246414A2, EP1246414A3, EP1246414B1, EP1852836A2, EP1852836A3, US7257426, US8380251, US8494449, US8897708, US9370041, US20020197955, US20030228879, US20050090279, US20080045274, US20090082928, US20130130626, US20130285796, US20150311935, WO2000072463A2, WO2000072463A3Publication number10127982, 127982, US 7349722 B2, US 7349722B2, US-B2-7349722, US7349722 B2, US7349722B2InventorsTodd R. Witkowski, Kurt A. Dykema, Steven L. Geerlings, Mark L. ZeinstraOriginal AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (65), Referenced by (162), Classifications (34), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless communications system and method
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