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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven T. Skikun, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Robert S. Kern, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Arie Groeneveld, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Frank J. Desjarlais, Canton, MI (US);
Jon Ohland, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for secure access to storage devices within vehicle cargo compartments. An example vehicle includes a rear gate including a gate lock, a cargo compartment accessible via the rear gate, a storage device positioned within the cargo compartment and including a storage lock, and a body control module (BCM) communicatively coupled to the gate lock and the storage lock. The BCM is to simultaneously unlock the rear gate and the storage device for a predefined period-of-time responsive to receiving a storage-access request.