Abstract: A system for providing operational access to equipment or vehicles is disclosed wherein digital access codes are assigned and transported over-the-air governing a vehicle's or equipment's use. The access codes can be generated in connection with comparison of entered and stored biometric data and/or entered code from a keypad. Various security protocols can be used to ensure the secure dispatch and delivery of code information.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 14, 2007
Publication date:
September 3, 2009
Applicant:
QUALCOMM INCORPORTATED
Inventors:
John M. Harvey, Michael David Atella, Thomas Francis Doyle, Loyie H. Sims, Satish N. Ram
Abstract: A data communication system which enables an electronic accessory, such as a computer, to communicate data in both an analog type radiotelephone system and a digital type radiotelephone system. The data communication system first determines in which type of system it is operating and the dual mode radiotelephone (101) then uses the data signal at either the analog input port (104) or the digital input port (105), depending on the type of system.