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US 10,625,749 B2Granted
Attachable vehicle control
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEric L. Reed, Brian Bennie, Cheri Lyn Hansen
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Abstract
A computer is programmed to receive, in a vehicle, an instruction, via an ultra-short-range transceiver that is mounted underneath a vehicle exterior surface, and actuate a vehicle component based on the received instruction.
Claims15
A computer, programmed to:
- receive, in a vehicle, an instruction, via an ultra-short-range transceiver that is mounted underneath a vehicle exterior surface;
- detect a location of a control device from communications via the ultra-short-range transceiver;
- then limit movement of the vehicle based on the detected location of the control device, including
- preventing a vehicle backward movement upon the detected location being a vehicle trunk exterior surface, and
- preventing a vehicle forward movement upon the detected location being a vehicle hood exterior surface.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an ultra-short-range transceiver mounted underneath an exterior surface of the vehicle;
- and
- a computer, in the vehicle, programmed to:
- receive, an instruction, via the ultra-short-range transceiver;
- and
- detect a location of a control device from communications via the ultra-short-range transceiver;
- then limit movement of the vehicle based on the detected location of the control device, including,
- preventing a vehicle backward movement upon the detected location being a vehicle trunk exterior surface, and
- preventing a vehicle forward movement upon the detected location being a vehicle hood exterior surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.