VOXX International Corporation
System and method for micro-locating and communicating with a portable vehicle control device
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Abstract:
A system for micro-locating a portable device including: a plurality of proximity sensors disposed within a vehicle, wherein the proximity sensors are disposed at different locations from each other, and wherein the proximity sensors are each configured to broadcast a signal; a portable device configured to receive the signals broadcast from the proximity sensors to determine its location with respect to the vehicle; and a control module disposed within the vehicle and configured to enable or disable vehicle control features of the portable device based on the location of the portable device.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
7 Sep 2018
Issue date:
21 Jan 2020