APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DEVICE DETECTION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining a locating a wireless device with respect to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller for being operably coupled to a plurality of antennas in a vehicle and each antenna transmitting a first wireless signal to the wireless device to locate a primary antenna, the primary antenna being one of the plurality of antennas that transmitted the first wireless signal at a strongest signal strength, the controller being configured to;
store a first signal strength for a first control point that is positioned about the vehicle and away from the primary antenna; and
determine the location of the wireless device based on a comparison of the first signal strength to the strongest signal strength.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for determining a locating a wireless device with respect to a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a controller for being operably coupled to a plurality of antennas in a vehicle and each antenna transmitting a first wireless signal to a wireless device to locate a primary antenna. The primary antenna being one of the plurality of antennas that transmitted the first wireless signal at a strongest signal strength. The controller being configured to store a first signal strength for a first control point that is positioned about the vehicle and away from the primary antenna. The controller being configured to determine the location of the wireless device based on a comparison of the first signal strength to the strongest signal strength.
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1. An apparatus for determining a locating a wireless device with respect to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a controller for being operably coupled to a plurality of antennas in a vehicle and each antenna transmitting a first wireless signal to the wireless device to locate a primary antenna, the primary antenna being one of the plurality of antennas that transmitted the first wireless signal at a strongest signal strength, the controller being configured to; store a first signal strength for a first control point that is positioned about the vehicle and away from the primary antenna; and determine the location of the wireless device based on a comparison of the first signal strength to the strongest signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining a location of a wireless device with respect to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a plurality of antennas in the vehicle to a first wireless signal from each antenna to locate a primary antenna, the primary antenna being one of the plurality of antennas that transmitted the first wireless signal at a strongest signal strength; providing a first signal strength for a first control point that is positioned about the vehicle and away from the primary antenna; and comparing the strongest signal strength to the first signal strength to determine the location of the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for detecting a location of a wireless device with respect to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of antennas for being positioned about the vehicle, each antenna for transmitting a first wireless signal to the wireless device; and a controller for being operably coupled to the plurality of antennas and being configured to; receive a plurality of second wireless signals from the wireless device, each second wireless signal being indicative of a signal strength for each first wireless signal transmitted by each antenna; select a primary antenna from the plurality of antennas based on each second wireless signal, the primary antenna being indicative of the antenna that transmitted the first wireless signal at a strongest signal strength; store a first signal strength for a first control point positioned about the vehicle and away from the primary antenna; and detect the location of the wireless device based on a comparison of the first signal strength to the strongest signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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