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Device for controlling locking/unlocking and/or starting of a vehicle

  • US 10,311,661 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2015
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for controlling locking/unlocking and/or starting of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a first communication device fitted in the center of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, said first communication device being connected to a control unit of the vehicle; and

    a second communication device located in a mobile apparatus,the first communication device and the second communication device being configured to communicate with one another in a first communication mode so that an authentication of the mobile apparatus is carried out by the vehicle, said authentication enabling the locking/unlocking and/or starting of the vehicle,wherein the authentication of the mobile apparatus at the vehicle requires a preliminary storage of an identification key by the mobile apparatus,wherein the authentication of the mobile apparatus is carried out by exchanges of an authentic data contained in the identification key between the first communication device and the second communication device,wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are further configured to communicate in a second communication mode to determine data representative of the position of the mobile apparatus with respect to the vehicle,wherein the execution by the control unit of the command for locking/unlocking and/or for starting the vehicle is a function of the position of the mobile apparatus with respect to the vehicle, andwherein the first communication mode operates according to the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol and the second communication mode is of the Ultra Wide Band (UWB) type.

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