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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Aaron Matthew DeLong, Toledo, OH (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/47 (2021.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/2081 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/241 (2013.01); H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/47 (2021.01); B60R 2325/103 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for activation of valet mode for vehicles. An example vehicle system includes a remote near-field communication (NFC) device and a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine, a cabin, and an interior NFC reader located in the cabin. The vehicle also includes a controller configured to enter a valet mode and authenticate the remote NFC device for the valet mode when the engine is active and the interior NFC reader communicates with the remote NFC device.