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Patent No.:

US 11521434 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2020

Antenna detuning prevention for phone-as-a-key vehicle system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Vaccariello, Plymouth, MI (US);

Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);

John R Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank L. Lollo

MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd LLC

Primary Examiner:

Chris Parry

Assistant Examiner:

Hassan A Khan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 21/29 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H01Q 1/242 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2605 (2013.01); H01Q 21/29 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract

A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system uses a handheld mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) to act as a remote-control system for a vehicle. The vehicle has a wireless receiver adapted to receive and relay a user message to a vehicle electronic controller. The handheld mobile device comprises a wireless transmitter with an antenna mounted at a predetermined antenna location in the mobile device, an input element activated manually by a user to initiate the user message to control the vehicle electronic controller, and a display panel. A processor in the mobile device is to configured to display a help screen on the display panel informing a user of a handholding grip adapted to avoid a blocking of the predetermined antenna location.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Vaccariello, Andrew. (2022). Antenna detuning prevention for phone-as-a-key vehicle system (U.S. Patent No. 11521434). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11521434

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