Patent ID: 6862443

Claim:
A remote communication system for use with a vehicle, comprising: a first communication unit, located within a vehicle, said first communication unit comprising a first transceiver, connectable with a long-distance wireless communication network, such as a cellular network; and a second nortable communication unit, comprising a second transceiver, connectable with a unit for long-distance wireless communication, such as a cellular terminal, whereby said first and second communication units are connectable with each other using said long-distance wireless communication network, thereby establishing a remote two-way communication link between said first and second communication units; wherein said remote two-way communication link established between said first and second communication units extends from said first communication unit to said long-distance wireless communication network to said unit for long-distance wireless communication to said second communication unit such that information is transferrable from said first communication unit to said second communication unit over the remote two-way communication link and such that information is transferrable from said second communication unit to said first communication unit over the remote two-way communication link; wherein said second communication unit is connectable with said unit for long-distance communication using a short-distance wireless communication link; wherein said second communication unit is a fob unit.