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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Anthony Hatton, Berkley, MI (US);
Thomas Nelson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Hussein F. Nasrallah, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect a wireless signature indicating an animal presence within a predefined proximity to a vehicle. The processor is also configured to issue an alert to vehicle occupants responsive to the wireless signature detection, the alert varying based on detected signal strength. The wireless signature may be transmitted from a BLE or RFID device provided to an animal affixed to a collar, for example, or from an RFID chip embedded in an animal.