Mobile Telephone for Remote Operation

Abstract

A mobile telephone capable of controlling a remote keyless system is provided. The mobile telephone is loaded with an executable program that enables the mobile telephone to control the remote keyless system using frequencies and systems already used by the remote keyless system. The complex functionality a mobile telephone allows the executable program to fully control remote keyless systems.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A remote keyless system mounted on a vehicle, said remote keyless system configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile telephone, said system comprising:
 an executable program installed and executing on the mobile telephone, wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to wirelessly control said remote keyless system of said vehicle when execution of said executable program is automatically detected proximate to said remote keyless system and without requiring active input by a user of said mobile telephone through said mobile telephone for said automatic detection, and   wherein said executable program further enables said mobile telephone to wirelessly provide a location of the vehicle to said mobile telephone via wireless communication from said remote keyless system on said vehicle, and wherein said executable program provides the location of the vehicle as a directional guide on a map displayed on said mobile telephone to instruct the user of said mobile telephone where to find the location of the vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said executable program providing a location of the vehicle comprises employing a GPS system of said mobile telephone and the vehicle to guide a user of said mobile telephone to the location of the vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said executable program wirelessly providing a location of the vehicle comprises employing triangulation to guide a user of said mobile telephone to the location of the vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , where the direction guide comprises voice commands provided to the user of said mobile telephone by the executable program. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said executable program comprises an encryption algorithm. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said mobile telephone controls said remote keyless system by sending and receiving data over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods, and wherein said remote keyless system operates over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said vehicle comprises at least one system controlled by an onboard computer, wherein said onboard computer is controlled by said remote keyless system, and wherein said executable program comprises an interface which allows a user of said mobile telephone to control said at least one function of said at least one system. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said system is at least one of door lock system, air conditioning system, engine ignition system, heating system, audio system, video system, interior or exterior lighting system, horn, window movement, trunk movement, and door movement system. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the executable program further enables said mobile telephone to passively communicate with said remote keyless system to start the engine of the vehicle when execution of said executable program is automatically detected proximate to said remote keyless system of the vehicle. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to wirelessly provide a location of the vehicle to said mobile telephone when said mobile telephone was previously used to start the engine of the vehicle using said executable program. 
     
     
         11 . A method of controlling a remote keyless system mounted on a vehicle with a mobile telephone, said remote keyless system configured to wirelessly communicate with said mobile telephone, said method comprising:
 executing an executable program installed on a mobile telephone, wherein said executable program enables said mobile telephone to wirelessly control said remote keyless system of said vehicle when execution of said executable program is automatically detected proximate to said remote keyless system and without requiring active input by a user of said mobile telephone through said mobile telephone for said automatic detection, and   wherein said executable program further enables said mobile telephone to wirelessly provide a location of the vehicle to said mobile telephone via wireless communication from said remote keyless system on said vehicle, and wherein said executable program provides the location of the vehicle as a directional guide on a map displayed on said mobile telephone to instruct the user of said mobile telephone where to find the location of the vehicle.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing a location of the vehicle comprises employing a GPS system of said mobile telephone and the vehicle to guide a user of said mobile telephone to the location of the vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein wirelessly providing a location of the vehicle comprises employing triangulation to guide a user of said mobile telephone to the location of the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the direction guide comprises voice commands provided to the user of said mobile telephone by the executable program. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said executable program comprises an encryption algorithm. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said mobile telephone controls said remote keyless system by sending and receiving data over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods, and wherein said remote keyless system operates over a 2.4 GHz radio frequency band using frequency-hopping spread spectrum methods. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said vehicle comprises at least one system controlled by an onboard computer, wherein said onboard computer is controlled by said remote keyless system, and wherein said executable program comprises an interface which allows a user of said mobile telephone to control said at least one function of said at least one system. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said at least one system is at least one of door lock system, air conditioning system, engine ignition system, heating system, audio system, video system, interior or exterior lighting system, horn, window movement, trunk movement, and door movement system. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the executing of the executable program further enables said mobile telephone to passively communicate with said remote keyless system to start the engine of the vehicle when execution of said executable program is automatically detected proximate to said remote keyless system of the vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising said executable program enabling said mobile telephone to wirelessly provide a location of the vehicle to said mobile telephone when said mobile telephone was previously used to start the engine of the vehicle using said executable program.