Patent ID: 7596391

Claim:
A method of wireless communication between a mobile unit and a vehicle comprising a transceiver, the method comprising: receiving a signal by the mobile unit comprising a microprocessor, the signal transmitted from the vehicle comprising the transceiver, the signal comprising a security field and a unique identifier; advising that the mobile unit is within range of the vehicle; determining by the microprocessor if the signal is authorized, the determining comprising parsing the signal to determine the security field and the unique identifier; inputting a voice-activated input and/or a manual input from a user of the mobile unit via an audio-visual interface associated with the mobile unit, the voice-activated input and/or the manual input is associated with a control instruction; assembling, by the microprocessor, at least one packet of a communication comprising the control instruction; transmitting the at least one packet to the vehicle comprising the transceiver; displaying that the control instruction was input by the user; and storing the communication in a communication log.