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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Joseph Hermann, Troy, MI (US);
Tye Arthur Winkel, Canton, MI (US);
John Locke, Rochester, MI (US);
Lawrence Banasky, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Wisnewski, Stockbridge, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/28 (2009.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 52/26 (2009.01); H04W 52/18 (2009.01); H04W 52/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/283 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01); H04W 52/281 (2013.01); H04W 52/18 (2013.01); H04W 52/226 (2013.01); H04W 52/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for adjusting a power setting of a key fob includes receiving an input signal from a sensor by a processor. The processor determines, based at least in part on the input from the sensor, that a person is holding the key fob. Based on the determination that the person is holding the key fob, the processor adjusts an initial power setting of the key fob by a predetermined amount.