Inventor
ELANGOVAN VIVEKANANDH
US78 patents
Patents
50 patentsUS9894492B1Feb 13, 2018
System and method for determining mobile device location relative to vehicle cabin
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US10244476B2Mar 26, 2019
Reducing power consumption for phone as a key (PAAK) vehicle system
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US9886805B1Feb 6, 2018
Priming vehicle access based on wireless key velocity
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US11037387B1Jun 15, 2021
Relay attack mitigation and prevention
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC9 citations86
US10685515B2Jun 16, 2020
In-vehicle location uncertainty management for passive start
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations86
US10585431B2Mar 10, 2020
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC15 citations86
US10257730B1Apr 9, 2019
Status tests of wireless communication nodes of vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC14 citations85
US11148661B2Oct 19, 2021
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations84
US10924924B1Feb 16, 2021
Out-of-band key sharing using near-field communication
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10688918B2Jun 23, 2020
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US10583830B2Mar 10, 2020
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations84
US10412546B2Sep 10, 2019
Method and apparatus for phone as a key including dynamic wireless band switching
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations84
US10410450B1Sep 10, 2019
Wireless backscatter with time-of-flight for vehicle communication
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations84
US10384641B2Aug 20, 2019
Vehicle driver locator
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations84
US9553694B1Jan 24, 2017
RF jamming mitigation system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC10 citations84
US10172145B2Jan 1, 2019
Phone-as-a-key localization based on object detection
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC12 citations83
US10587150B1Mar 10, 2020
Ambient RF backscatter communication for vehicle remote control
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC8 citations82
US10131321B1Nov 20, 2018
System for keyless valet parking
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC11 citations81
US11915538B1Feb 27, 2024
Trilateration with ultra-wideband anchors
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations74
US11624214B2Apr 11, 2023
Time of flight based security for multiple key fobs
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11267439B2Mar 8, 2022
Activation of valet mode for vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11034330B2Jun 15, 2021
System and method for distributing digital vehicle keys to passive NFC devices via NFC
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10919493B2Feb 16, 2021
Mobile device relay attack detection and power management for vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations73
US10814864B2Oct 27, 2020
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10775781B2Sep 15, 2020
Interface verification for vehicle remote park-assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10750320B2Aug 18, 2020
Method and apparatus for phone as a key including dynamic wireless band switching
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10737690B2Aug 11, 2020
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10627811B2Apr 21, 2020
Audio alerts for remote park-assist tethering
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US10475267B2Nov 12, 2019
Vehicle finder card with a thin film battery
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations73
US10407023B2Sep 10, 2019
Remote starting of engines via vehicle keypads
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10220806B2Mar 5, 2019
Monitoring and alerting vehicle occupants for ignition systems
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations73
US11794694B2Oct 24, 2023
Gesture-based remote keyless entry for NFC keys
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US11710358B2Jul 25, 2023
Time-of-flight vehicle user localization
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations72
US10957133B2Mar 23, 2021
NFC activation of vehicle entry privacy mode
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations72
US10562540B2Feb 18, 2020
Method and apparatus for vehicle valet control devices
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations72
US10562496B1Feb 18, 2020
System and method for device discovery in noisy environment
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC5 citations72
US11914064B2Feb 27, 2024
Time-of-flight vehicle user localization distance determination
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US11521434B2Dec 6, 2022
Antenna detuning prevention for phone-as-a-key vehicle system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations71
US11718317B2Aug 8, 2023
Vehicle location correction using roadside devices
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations69
US10988113B2Apr 27, 2021
Seamless connectivity feedback for vehicle authentication
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations68
US12397743B2Aug 26, 2025
Systems and methods for detecting/preventing vehicle parts theft
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations64
US11254288B1Feb 22, 2022
Dynamic relay attack prevention using time of flight and RF fingerprinting
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations64
US11932165B2Mar 19, 2024
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US11590962B2Feb 28, 2023
Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US11527117B2Dec 13, 2022
Interference avoiding distance measurement
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations63
US12382169B2Aug 5, 2025
Activation of facial recognition
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US12235107B2Feb 25, 2025
Systems and methods for use of a vehicle to conduct a site survey operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US12140663B2Nov 12, 2024
Systems and methods for a tailgate sensor system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US12009673B2Jun 11, 2024
Inductive power and data transfer between mobile device and vehicle via common coil
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11964064B2Apr 23, 2024
Vehicle receptacle for recharging and sanitizing mobile electronics
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations62
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