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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Ludger Weghaus, Lippstadt, DE;
Hannes Haupt, Braunschweig, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, , DE;
HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA, , DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for a vehicle key, an apparatus for a vehicle control system, and an apparatus for a mobile device. The apparatus includes a first interface to communicate with a vehicle control system and a second interface to communicate via a radio connection. The apparatus also includes a control module to receive proximity information from the vehicle control system via the first interface and to establish a radio connection via the second interface if the proximity information indicates spatial proximity of the vehicle key to the vehicle control system.