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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harminder Sandhu, Northville, MI (US);
David Marvin Gersabeck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Derek Louis Porter, Sr., Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); H04B 1/3816 (2015.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/33 (2013.01); H04B 1/3816 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle information server maps a unique identifier of a stolen vehicle to a network identifier of the vehicle. Responsive to receiving the network identifier of the stolen vehicle and identifying access of the network identifier to a component of the network, a service provider server of a service provider network indicates a physical location of the component and a time of access of the component to a vehicle theft system.