Patent ID: 8334758

Claim:
A local interconnect network BUS remote control system, comprising: a printed circuit board antenna for receiving wireless communications signals and transmitting them to at least one radio frequency module, the printed circuit board antenna having a first coverage pattern, the printed circuit board antenna comprising: a digital layer; a power layer; a ground layer; a radio frequency layer including a positive meander line antenna and a negative meander line antenna; at least one radio frequency module mounted on the vehicle, the at least one frequency module in communication with the printed circuit board antenna for demodulating the wireless communication signals into local interconnect network signals; a local interconnect network BUS in communication with the at least one frequency module for receiving the local interconnect network signals; and a local interconnect network controller in communication with the local interconnect network BUS for receiving the local interconnect network signals, the local interconnect network controller including a voice recognition system, the local interconnect network controller configured to determine when a transponder/keyfob associated with a user is in the first coverage pattern based on communication with the printed circuit board antenna; a microphone configured to receive sound in a second coverage pattern that substantially overlaps the first coverage pattern wherein the local interconnect network controller is further configured to receive communications over the local interconnect network BUS from the microphone and activate a vehicle system responsive to receiving a communication from the microphone and a determination that the FOB is in the first coverage pattern.