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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Ziming Zhu, Bristol, GB;
Mohammud Zubeir Bocus, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2020.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); B60R 25/241 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00555 (2013.01); G07C 2209/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of remotely controlling access to a resource. The method comprising receiving a plurality of signals from a remote key wherein the remote key only transmits the plurality of signals if the remote key is moving. The method further comprises estimating a first and a second position of the remote key based on a characteristic of a first and a second signal respectively, and unlocking access to the resource if the remote key is moving towards the resource based on the first and the second estimated position.