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US 9,853,693 B2Granted
Locating an in-vehicle near field communication (NFC) antenna
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDustin H. Smith, John Sergakis, Wen Gu
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Abstract
In an example of a method for locating a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna, an indication of an imminent use of the NFC antenna is received. In response to receiving the indication, a light is caused to illuminate a location of the NFC antenna, a logo of the NFC antenna, or an area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna in a pattern.
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A method for locating a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of an imminent use of the NFC antenna to establish a NFC connection with a NFC device;
- in response to receiving the indication, illuminating, according to a pattern, an in-vehicle light that illuminates a location of the NFC antenna, a logo of the NFC antenna, or an area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna;
- in response to illuminating the in-vehicle light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna, monitoring a time since illuminating the in-vehicle light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna;
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- turning the in-vehicle light off after a set time has passed since illuminating the in-vehicle light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna.
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A system for locating an in-vehicle Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna, comprising:
- a vehicle communications platform operatively disposed in a vehicle, the vehicle communications platform to recognize an indication of an imminent use of the in-vehicle NFC antenna to establish a NFC connection with a NFC device;
- an in-vehicle lighting system having a control module in communication with the vehicle communications platform,
- wherein the vehicle communications platform transmits a lighting instruction to the in-vehicle lighting system upon recognizing the indication of the imminent use of the in-vehicle NFC antenna to establish a NFC connection with a NFC device;
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- an in-vehicle light configured to, when illuminated, illuminate a location of the in-vehicle NFC antenna, a logo of the NFC antenna, or an area within proximity of the location of the in-vehicle NFC antenna,
- wherein the control module of the in-vehicle lighting system is configured to, in response to the lighting instruction, illuminate the in-vehicle light according to a pattern and illuminate the location of the in-vehicle NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the in-vehicle NFC antenna,
- wherein the control module of the in-vehicle lighting system is configured to, in response to illuminating the in-vehicle light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna, monitor a time since illuminating the in-vehicle light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna, and turn off the in-vehicle light after a set time has passed since illuminating the in-vehicle light.
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A method for locating a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of an imminent use of the NFC antenna to establish a NFC connection with a NFC device;
- in response to receiving the indication, illuminating a light according to a pattern to illuminate a location of the NFC antenna, a logo of the NFC antenna, or an area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna;
- in response to illuminating the light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna, monitoring a time since illuminating the light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna;
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- turning off the light after a set time has passed since illuminating the light to illuminate the location of the NFC antenna, the logo of the NFC antenna, or the area within proximity of the location of the NFC antenna.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.