Patent ID: 7183941

Claim:
A method of activating a remotely controlled appliance comprising: generating an activation input signal at an activation input fixedly installed in a vehicle interior and connectedly wired to a vehicle-based communication bus running throughout the vehicle upon assertion of the activation input by a user; transmitting the activation input signal from the activation input to the communication bus via the wired connection between the activation input and the communication bus; receiving, by a transmitter fixedly installed to the vehicle and remotely located from the activation input and connectedly wired to the communication bus, the activation input signal from the communication bus at a location in the vehicle remote from the activation input via the wired connection between the transmitter and the communication bus; and wirelessly transmitting, by the transmitter, a radio frequency activation signal based on the received activation input signal from a location in the vehicle remote from the activation input for receipt by a remotely controlled appliance.