Neal R Manson

US Patent:

8193945, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/972880

Inventors:

Ronald O. King - Brownstown MI, US
Neal Richard Manson - Southfield MI, US
Tom Q. Tang - Novi MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

G08B 5/00
G08B 1/08
G08C 19/16
B60R 25/10
H03M 11/00
B60L 1/00

US Classification:

3408156, 340 1222, 34042613, 34053914, 340 411, 340 461, 341 22, 307 101

Abstract:

A system and method for remote activation of a device includes, in one embodiment, a user interface for selecting a command associated with the one or more vehicle functions, a controller for processing the selected command, the controller having a plurality of input ports, and a switch array including a plurality of switches corresponding to the one or more vehicle functions. The plurality of switches can be divided into a first set and a second set with the first set of switches being connected across a fixed voltage and a controller input port and the second set of switches being connected across multiple controller input ports. The at least one of the controller input ports connecting the second set of switches may be temporarily configurable to an output port for determining which of the plurality of switches has been actuated.

US Patent:

20070103271, May 10, 2007

Filed:

Nov 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/266933

Inventors:

Ronald King - Brownstone MI, US
Neal Manson - Southfield MI, US
Steven Chang - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

B60R 25/00

US Classification:

340005720, 340426130

Abstract:

A remote entry system for a vehicle includes a portable transmitter and a vehicle-mounted receiver. The receiver alternates between a monitoring state lasting for a monitoring period and a sleep state lasting for a sleep period. A remote control is manually activated and a message sequence is transmitted to the receiver in response to the manual activation for initiating a function of the remote entry system. The message sequence comprises a plurality of blocks transmitted at a predetermined block interval, the blocks including a preamble block and at least one message block. If the receiver detects the preamble block then it enters a reception state for detecting the message block. The preamble block has a predetermined preamble length and is comprised of a plurality of bytes separated by respective off intervals between successive bytes. Each off interval comprises a predetermined off period greater than the predetermined byte period. The predetermined off period is less than the monitoring period and the monitoring period is less than or equal to the predetermined off period plus substantially twice the predetermined byte period.

US Patent:

20070139158, Jun 21, 2007

Filed:

Dec 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/306281

Inventors:

Neal Richard Manson - Southfield MI, US
Ronald O. King - Brownstone MI, US
Thomas J. LeMense - Farmington MI, US
Riad Ghabra - Dearborn Hts. MI, US
Jason Summerford - Novi MI, US

Assignee:

LEAR CORPORATION - Southfield MI

International Classification:

G05B 19/00

US Classification:

340 564, 307 101, 4553432, 340 572, 3405393

Abstract:

A remote wake-up assembly is provided including a remote device containing logic adapted to: generate a pre-amble signal comprising a plurality of pre-determined signal pulses sequentially varied throughout a pre-amble period; and generate a main message signal after a wake-up time-period. A receiver system is included containing logic adapted to: poll for the signal pulses, the receiver system polling comprising an on-state having a on-state length sufficient for receiving at least two of the sequentially varied signal pulses; determine the wake-up time-period using said at least two of the signal pulses; place the receiver system into a low-power sleep state during the remaining portion of said wake-up time-period; reactivate the receiver system at the end of the wake-up time-period; and receive the main message.