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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
Riad Ghabra, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Ronald O. King, Brownstown, MI (US);
John Nantz, Brighton, MI (US);
Bryan Vartanian, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith A. Christenson, Canton, MI (US);
Riad Ghabra, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Ronald O. King, Brownstown, MI (US);
John Nantz, Brighton, MI (US);
Bryan Vartanian, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith A. Christenson, Canton, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for walk-away locking of a vehicle. The vehicle may be automatically locked when an occupant walks away from the vehicle in a passive manner. The automatic locking capabilities may be incorporated within an energy conservation strategy that allows one or more vehicle components and a fob to enter a sleep mode or otherwise become inactive at particular intervals when signals necessary to automatically locking the vehicle are less likely.