vehicle keyless passive remote entry system and method of providing a key ring pendant alert on a vehicle keyless passive remote entry system

摘要

vehicle keyless passive remote entry system and method of providing a key ring pendant alert on a vehicle keyless passive remote entry system. a vehicle keyless passive remote entry (prke) system (10) comprises a prke key ring (12) and a vehicle based prke controller (14). The vehicle-based prke controller (14) is configured to control the transmission and reception of prke signals via one or more antennas (16). the prke controller (14) is configured to determine if the key ring pendant (12) is within the range of the prke system (10) and also if the key ring pendant (12) is within the passenger compartment of the vehicle or outside the vehicle while within the range of the prke system (10). the system (10) is configured to provide an alert via the key ring (12) when the door is opened, the vehicle is in operation and the key ring (12) is not detected in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. In addition, a method for providing a key ring pendant alert in a keyless passive remote entry (prke) system 10 for a vehicle is described.