Patent ID: 8494449

Claim:
A portable electronic device for communicating with vehicle electronics configured to control a component of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle electronics are communicably coupled to a first radio frequency transceiver located in the vehicle, the portable electronic device comprising: a second radio frequency transceiver configured to automatically establish a first wireless communications link with the first radio frequency transceiver when a user approaches the vehicle and further configured to automatically create a second wireless communications link with a third radio frequency transceiver, wherein the third radio frequency transceiver is integrated with a personal computer; and a memory; wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to use the second wireless communications link to receive a first data file from the personal computer and to provide the first data file to the memory for storage; wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to transmit first information and the first data file to the first radio frequency transceiver via the first wireless communications, the first information configured to cause the vehicle electronics to adjust the component of the vehicle; wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to receive second information from the first radio frequency transceiver via the first wireless communications link and to store the second information in the memory.