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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ivan Vukovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jean De Dieu Mutangana, Detroit, MI (US);
Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda, Northville, MI (US);
Bradley G. Hochrein, Dexter, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a detection unit and a processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to receive a position information from a user device in proximity to the vehicle. The processor may be configured to determine that the user device may be moving in a predefined pattern in proximity to the vehicle based on the position information. The processor may further determine that the vehicle may be in a first vehicle operational state, of a plurality of vehicle operational states, responsive to determining that the user device may be moving in the predefined pattern in proximity to the vehicle. The processor may additionally perform a first operation on a first vehicle component responsive to determining that the vehicle may be operating in the first vehicle operational state. The first vehicle component may be associated with the first vehicle operational state.