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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Antonio Odejerte, Jr., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a location of a vehicle access device relative to a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a first communication node of the vehicle, an advertisement from the vehicle access device, and transmitting a connection request to the vehicle access device associated with the received advertisement. The method includes establishing, at the first communication node, a connection with the vehicle access device, and determining a general location of the vehicle access device. When the general location of the vehicle access device is less than a threshold distance, the method includes transmitting, from the first communication node, a high duty cycle advertisement command to a second communication node in communication with the first communication node. The method includes receiving, at the first communication node, a signal from the vehicle access device, the signal indicative of a location of the vehicle access device relative to the vehicle.