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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Matthew Johnson, Oak Park, MI (US);
Martin Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US);
Sibu Varughese, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ginelle Margaret Reed, Novi, MI (US);
Wilson Yim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A location system of a shared vehicle includes: a location module configured to, when a signal strength of a global position system (GPS) module is less than a predetermined signal strength, determine a present location of the shared vehicle within a parking structure based on measurements from one or more sensors of the shared vehicle; a floor module configured to, when the signal strength of the GPS module is less than the predetermined signal strength, determine a present floor of the parking structure on which the shared vehicle is located; and a wireless transceiver module configured to, when the shared vehicle is off and parked within the parking structure, transmit the present location and the present floor to a rental server that is remote from the shared vehicle.