US 11,721,144 B2
Eliminating unexpected activation of components of a vehicle when parked in a garage
Stuart Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Kristopher Brown, Dearborn, MI (US); Peter Kung, Grosse Ile, MI (US); Mike Kipley, Saline, MI (US); John Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Hussein Berry, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/410,940.
Prior Publication US 2023/0063946 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 9/00309 (2013.01) [G08G 1/141 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00539 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operation of a vehicle entry authorization system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
obtaining dimensional information of an interior portion of a garage;
detecting a mobile device;
determining, based on the dimensional information of the interior portion of the garage, that the mobile device is located outside the garage at a first instant in time, the determination comprising:
operating a distance measuring device to measure a first distance between the vehicle and a wall of the garage; and
refraining from automatically activating a component of the vehicle, based on determining that the mobile device is located outside the garage at the first instant in time.