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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Arthur Thomas Bianchi, III, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Kevin F. Militello, South Lyon, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for priming vehicle access based on wireless key velocity. An example vehicle includes a communication module to receive a signal from a wireless key of a user that includes velocity data of the wireless key and determine a distance to the wireless key. The example vehicle also includes a vehicle primer to determine an arrival time of the user based on the velocity data and the distance and prime the vehicle for access before the arrival time.
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