Mobile device tracking for control of vehicle subsystems
US10189400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/63
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for mobile device tracking for control of vehicle subsystems. An example disclosed vehicle includes light panels embedded in the vehicle, wireless nodes, and an auxiliary body control module. The example auxiliary body control module, when a speed of the vehicle is less than a threshold speed, monitors a distance between a wireless device and the vehicle. In response to the distance satisfying a range threshold, the auxiliary body control module activates the light panels.
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