APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a controller electrically coupled to a plurality of transceivers within a vehicle for enabling bi-directional wireless communication via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) between the controller and an occupant communication device (OCD), the controller being configured to;
transmit an advertisement signal indicative of the vehicle being in motion from each transceiver to the OCD;
receive, at each transceiver, a scan request signal from the OCD at a first power level; and
determine a location of the OCD in the vehicle in response to receiving the scan request signal at each transceiver at the first power level.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus including a controller that is electrically coupled to a plurality of transceivers within a vehicle for enabling bi-directional wireless communication via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) between the controller and an occupant communication device (OCD). The controller is further configured to: transmit an advertisement signal indicative of the vehicle being in motion from each transceiver to the OCD via BLE and to receive, at each transceiver, a scan request signal from the OCD via BLE at a first power level. The controller is further configured to determine the location of the OCD in the vehicle in response to receiving the scan request signal at each transceiver at the first power level.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller electrically coupled to a plurality of transceivers within a vehicle for enabling bi-directional wireless communication via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) between the controller and an occupant communication device (OCD), the controller being configured to; transmit an advertisement signal indicative of the vehicle being in motion from each transceiver to the OCD; receive, at each transceiver, a scan request signal from the OCD at a first power level; and determine a location of the OCD in the vehicle in response to receiving the scan request signal at each transceiver at the first power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for locating an occupant communication device in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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communicating between a plurality of transceivers in a vehicle and an occupant communication device (OCD) via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE); transmitting an advertisement signal indicative of the vehicle being in motion from each transceiver to the OCD; receiving, at each transceiver, a scan request signal from the OCD at a first power level; and determining a location of the OCD in the vehicle in response to receiving the scan request signal at each transceiver at the first power level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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communicating between a vehicle including transceivers and an occupant communication device (OCD) via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE); transmitting an advertisement signal indicating vehicle motion from each transceiver to the OCD; receiving, at each transceiver, a scan request signal from the OCD at a power level; and determining a location of the OCD in the vehicle in response to receiving the scan request signal at each transceiver at the power level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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