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Provision of a status indication to a user in a vehicle communication system

  • US 9,764,713 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2014
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle communication system for facilitating control over a function of a vehicle, the vehicle communication system comprising:

  • a base station positioned in the vehicle;

    one or more transmitters and a plurality of receivers positioned in the vehicle; and

    a mobile communication unit;

    wherein the base station is configured to;

    track a position of the mobile communication unit in a three-dimensional space around the vehicle based on a time of flight of a communication between the mobile communication unit and the plurality of receivers;

    receive a subsystem status signal relating to performance of a monitored vehicle function;

    determine, based on the subsystem status signal, a monitored function status relating to the monitored vehicle function;

    output a status update signal, the status update signal being indicative of the monitored function status; and

    receive a request from the mobile communication unit, wherein the request seeks performance of a requested vehicle function comprising the monitored vehicle function, wherein the performance of the requested vehicle function is based on a position of the mobile communication unit in the three-dimensional space relative to an authorization zone of the vehicle;

    wherein the vehicle communication system is configured to provide a status indication to a user based on the status update signal in dependence on the position of the mobile communication unit in the three-dimensional space, and wherein the status update signal is indicative of a status of the requested vehicle function.

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