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Vehicle wheel anti-theft system and method

  • US 10,131,320 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2016
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle, comprising:

  • wheels including wireless transceivers configured to periodically broadcast identification information associated therewith; and

    a processor communicatively coupled to the transceivers and configured to;

    detect removal of one of the wheels based on a transceiver signal strength information of the removed one of the wheel;

    broadcast the identification information of the one of the wheels to nearby vehicles; and

    locate the one of the wheels based on one or more of the nearby vehicles locating the one of wheels.

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