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US 10,870,411 B1Granted
Using vehicle fob location to improve vehicle systems
AssigneeIntermotive, Inc.
InventorsGregory E. Schafer, Dan C. Mower, Ryan B. Ebuen
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AssigneeIntermotive, Inc.
InventorsGregory E. Schafer, Dan C. Mower, Ryan B. Ebuen
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A controller is integrated into a vehicle with the controller coupled to a fob detector and also coupled to a vehicle disabler and/or other vehicle subsystems. Examples of vehicle disablers include a brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI), a transmission shift interlock (TSI) and an air brake or electric parking brake of the vehicle. The fob detector can be provided along with the controller and separate from a mechanical key ignition of the vehicle, or can be a fob detector associated with a keyless ignition of the vehicle. A mobile fob is used as part of the system, carried on the person of an authorized driver of the vehicle. This fob can be provided separately along with the controller, or can be a fob associated with a keyless entry of the vehicle. The controller causes the vehicle disabler or other vehicle subsystems to adjust performance based on fob presence or absence.
A system for improving an auto park feature of a vehicle which automatically puts the vehicle into “Park” when various criteria are met, comprising in combination:
A method for preventing an autoshift lock system of a vehicle transmission from being engaged, the autoshift lock system including an automatic transmission shift actuator, a door ajar sensor and a seatbelt sensor, and which uses the automatic transmission shift actuator to shift the vehicle transmission into “Park” when the transmission is not in “Park” and the door ajar sensor senses that the door is ajar and the seatbelt sensor senses that the seatbelt is unbuckled, the method including the steps of:
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