Method and Apparatus for Locating an Electronic Device in or at a Motor Vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsWalter BRONZI, Elin ERIKSSON
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured to locate an electronic device in or at a vehicle. The apparatus uses a phase-based distance determination method to determine M distance values for the distance of the electronic device from applicable M communication units of the vehicle, where M is greater than two. The apparatus determines position information relating to the position of the electronic device relative to the vehicle based on the M distance values.
Claims10
An apparatus for locating an electronic device in or at a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software;
- and
- a processor configured via the software to:
- use a phase-based distance determination method to determine M distance values for the distance of the electronic device from applicable M communication units of the vehicle, wherein M is greater than two;
- and
- determine position information relating to a position of the electronic device relative to the vehicle based on the M distance values.
A method for locating an electronic device in or at a vehicle, comprising:
- using a phase-based distance determination method to determine M distance values for the distance of the electronic device from applicable M communication units of the vehicle, wherein M is greater than two;
- and
- determining position information relating to a position of the electronic device relative to the vehicle based on the M distance values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.