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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dustin H. Smith, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
John Sergakis, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Wen Gu, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/38 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 5/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example of a method for locating a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna, an indication of an imminent use of the NFC antenna is received. In response to receiving the indication, a light is caused to illuminate a location of the NFC antenna, a logo of the NFC antenna, or an area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna in a pattern.