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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Jayaprakash Vijayan, Dublin, CA (US);
Gurusankar Sankararaman, Dublin, CA (US);
Anand Ramakotti, Dublin, CA (US);
Sigmundo Bautista, Alameda, CA (US);
Robert Kennedy Manoharan, Chennai, IN;
Jayaprakash Vijayan, Dublin, CA (US);
Gurusankar Sankararaman, Dublin, CA (US);
Anand Ramakotti, Dublin, CA (US);
Sigmundo Bautista, Alameda, CA (US);
Robert Kennedy Manoharan, Chennai, IN;
Other;
Abstract
In one aspect, a computerized method useful for implementing location awareness a vehicle coupled with an on-board diagnostics (OBD) pass-through dongle includes the step of providing a plurality of wireless personal area network (WPAN) beacons, wherein plurality of WPAN beacons transmits a low-energy WPAN signal. The computerized method includes the step of pre-mapping a plurality of subareas in the area with a set of signal attributes for each WPAN beacon of the plurality of WPAN beacons. The computerized method includes the step of coupling a vehicle with an OBD pass-through dongle, wherein the OBD pass-through dongle comprises a Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) module, and wherein the OBD pass-through dongle comprises a WPAN module. The computerized method includes the step of, with the WPAN module, receiving one or more WPAN signals from the plurality of WPAN beacons.