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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Yong Ho Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jeong Min Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seok Gyu Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jeong Gi Yun, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A device for controlling a vehicle includes a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory, and the processor recognizes a trigger event for recognizing an external digital key corresponding to the vehicle, establishes wireless communication with a plurality of external terminals including the external digital key via the communication circuit using a first communication protocol, recognizes a received signal strength for each of the plurality of external terminals via the wireless communication, determines respective priorities of the plurality of external terminals based on the received signal strengths, and monitors a location of at least one of the plurality of external terminals based on the respective priorities using a second communication protocol via the communication circuit.
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