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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Aaron DeLong, Toledo, OH (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a keypad including a near-field communication (NFC) sensor, and a processor. The processor is programmed to operate in a normal mode of operation, in which remote keyless entry (RKE) or passive-entry passive-start (PEPS) functions are allowed; operate in a privacy mode of operation, in which the RKE or PEPS functions are disallowed; responsive to detection of an authorized access device via the NFC sensor while in the normal mode, and to receipt of a lock command within a predetermined time from the detection of the access device, transition from the normal mode to the privacy mode; and responsive to detection of the authorized access device via the NFC sensor while in the privacy mode, transition from the privacy mode to the normal mode.