Patent ID: 8508419

Claim:
An antenna system connectable to a vehicle having an interior cabin, wherein an external RF device is located exterior to the vehicle, and wherein a control module mounted to the vehicle receives an output RF signal from the antenna system, the antenna system comprising: a primary antenna connected to the vehicle and located in the exterior environment, wherein the primary antenna transmits and receives a first RF signal to and from the external RF device; a primary data transmission line for transmitting the first RF signal, wherein the primary data transmission line is in communication with the primary antenna; a secondary antenna connected to the vehicle and located in one of the exterior environment and the interior cabin, wherein the secondary antenna transmits and receives a second RF signal to and from the external RF device located in the exterior environment; a secondary data transmission line for transmitting the second RF signal, wherein the secondary data transmission line is in communication with the secondary antenna; and a fixed RF device connected to the vehicle and in communication with the primary data transmission line and the secondary data transmission line, wherein the fixed RF device provides the output RF signal, and wherein the output RF signal is based on at least one of the first RF signal and the second RF signal.