The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
David McNabb, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G07C 2009/00325 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing power consumption in a PAAK vehicle system. An example vehicle includes a main BLE module for communication with a mobile device acting as a vehicle key, a plurality of BLE antenna modules (BLEAMs), and a processor. The processor is configured for determining that the mobile device is within a threshold range of the vehicle for a threshold time period, and responsively reducing power consumption of one or more of the plurality of BLEAMs.