US 12,137,390 B2
Method of performing location dependent actions in vehicle
Grzegorz Wyszynski, Cracow (PL); and Krzysztof Holon, Cracow (PL)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/643,804.
Claims priority of application No. 21150284 (EP), filed on Jan. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0217501 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G01C 17/28 (2006.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [B60R 25/245 (2013.01); G01C 17/28 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
(A) setting, by a vehicle and in response to a request from a mobile communication device to perform an action, N frequencies, each frequency being assigned to one of N magnets, N being equal to or greater than one, the mobile communication device being connected to the vehicle via a short-range radio connection;
(B) rotating the N magnets at the N frequencies;
(C) receiving values of a magnetic field of each of the N magnets detected by the mobile communication device;
(D) estimating a position of the mobile communication device based on the received values; and
(E) controlling execution of the action when the position is allowable, the action being a location dependent action.