Patents Examined by Christopher S. Hawthorne
  • Patent number: 5862225
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method and system for resynchronizing a remote keyless entry receiver having received a new encrypted message transmitted by the transmitter which does not match a previous encrypted message, also transmitted by the transmitter, and stored in memory. The method comprises a first step of transmitting and receiving a first new follow up encrypted message. Subsequently, the received new encrypted message is re-encrypted, and that result is tested against the received first new follow up encrypted message to determine whether there is a match. In the event both match, a second new follow up encrypted message transmitted and received. At this point, the received re-encrypted new encrypted message is re-encrypted a second time, and that result is tested against the received second new follow up encrypted message to determine whether there is a further match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea M. Feldman, Steven R. Settles