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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2023
Applicants:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Eric John Smith, Holland, MI (US);
Assignees:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method to determine location information with respect to a plurality of portable devices, with potentially a large number of portable devices such as 40 or more portable devices in proximity to the system. The system may connect to and locate each of the plurality of portable devices in proximity to the system. The location information may be determined with respect to an object, such as a vehicle or building, and optionally within a larger system of objects, such as a mass transit system.