Systems and methods for controlling vehicle component operation based on user device movement pattern

A method to control an operation of a first vehicle component, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, that a user device is moving in a predefined pattern in proximity to a vehicle based on a position information associated with the user device received by a detection unit comprising at least one sensor;
• determining, by the processor, that the vehicle is in a first vehicle operational state, of a plurality of vehicle operational states, responsive to determining that the user device is moving in the predefined pattern in proximity to the vehicle;
• and
• controlling, by the processor, a first operation of the first vehicle component based on both the predefined pattern and the first vehicle operational state, such that a same detected pattern results in different control operations depending on the vehicle operational state, wherein the first vehicle component is associated with the first vehicle operational state.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine that a user device is moving in a predefined pattern in proximity to a vehicle based on a position information associated with the user device received by a detection unit comprising at least one sensor;
• determine that the vehicle is in a first vehicle operational state, of a plurality of vehicle operational states, responsive to determining that the user device is moving in the predefined pattern in proximity to the vehicle;
• and
• control a first operation of a first vehicle component based on both the predefined pattern and the first vehicle operational state, such that a same detected pattern results in different control operations depending on the vehicle operational state, wherein the first vehicle component is associated with the first vehicle operational state.