US 12,257,975 B2
Vehicle and control method thereof
Sinjung Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,081.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0013974 (KR), filed on Feb. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242072 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/01 (2013.01) [B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 2325/103 (2013.01); B60R 2325/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a reader configured to perform communication with a digital key through near field communication (NFC); and
a controller configured to perform a preset function of the vehicle based on a success of a transaction with the digital key through the reader,
wherein the reader operates in a first mode for detecting a presence of the digital key based on the success of the transaction, and does not start the transaction even when the digital key is detected while operating in the first mode.