Vehicle PEPS system using directional sensors
US9928673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/63
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of locating a key fob with respect to a vehicle includes: communicating between a plurality of directional sensors used by the vehicle and a key fob via a short-range wireless signal; generating signal data at the plurality of directional sensors or the key fob indicative of one or more attributes of the short-range wireless signal; generating location information based on the one or more attributes by processing the signal data generated by the plurality of directional sensors or the key fob; and determining the location of the key fob relative to the vehicle based on the generated location information.
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