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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Jamie C. Howarter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Richard G. Bradford, Kansas City, MO (US);
Jamie C. Howarter, Overland Park, KS (US);
Richard G. Bradford, Kansas City, MO (US);
Embarq Holdings Company LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A system and method for unlocking a vehicle with a cell phone. Wireless signals are monitored from a cell phone. A signal is received from the cell phone. A distance between the cell phone and the vehicle is determined. Doors of the vehicle are unlocked in response to the cell phone nearing the vehicle. The doors of the vehicle are locked in response to the cell phone being further separated from the vehicle.
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