Vehicle alert from a non-paired device
US10562495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/68
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a horn, a plurality of exterior lights, and at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to grant vehicle system access to a nomadic device paired to the vehicle, and in response to receiving a message that contains data identifying a source of the message while the vehicle is in a key-off state from a nomadic device not paired to the vehicle, activate the horn and exterior lights according to respective patterns.
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