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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Eaton, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Pha Nguyen, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for an external vehicle wireless connection. Example methods may include: determining a condition associated with a vehicle; determining, based on the condition, a switching state between a first antenna external to the vehicle and a second antenna internal to the vehicle associated with the vehicle; transmitting, based on the switching state and via the first antenna, a first signal on a first frequency and on a first network or on a second network; and transmitting, based on the switching state and via the second antenna, a second signal on a second frequency on the first network.