US2023389095A1PendingUtilityA1

Enhanced wireless connectivity

Assignee: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA INCPriority: May 30, 2022Filed: May 30, 2023Published: Nov 30, 2023
Est. expiryMay 30, 2042(~15.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining that a device associated with a vehicle is proximate or in the vehicle, determining that the device is approved for pairing with the vehicle, detecting that a person associated with the device is proximate or in the vehicle, and pairing the device with the vehicle.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining that a device associated with a vehicle is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle;   determining that a person associated with the device is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pairing the device with the vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining that the person is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle comprises:
 analyzing received data from sensors on the vehicle, wherein the received data comprises an area inside the vehicle and an external perimeter area of the vehicle.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining that another device is not proximate the vehicle, but is at a pairing distance with the vehicle;   determining that the another person associated with the another device is not in the vehicle; and   not pairing the another device and the vehicle.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining that more than one device associated with the vehicle is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pairing with a device of the more than one device associated with a person closer to a driver's seat of the vehicle.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining that the person associated with the device is no longer in the or proximate the vehicle;   determining that the device associated with the person remains in the vehicle; and   
       unpairing the device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprises:
 determining, by sensors on the vehicle, that the person is approaching the vehicle; and   reserving the device for the paring.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining that another device associated with the vehicle is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle;   determining that the another device is associated with the person;   determining a higher priority between the device and the another device; and   pairing with one of the device and the another device, based on the higher priority.   
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 at least one processor; and   a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are communicably coupled,   wherein the processor is configured to:   determine that a device associated with a vehicle approaches the vehicle or is in the vehicle;   determine that a person associated with the device approaches the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pair the device with the vehicle.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein in the determination that the person approaches the vehicle or is in the vehicle, the processor is configured to:
 analyze received data from sensors on the vehicle, wherein the received data comprises an area inside the vehicle and an external perimeter area of the vehicle.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine that another device is not proximate the vehicle, but is at a pairing distance with the vehicle;   determine that the another person associated with the another device is not in the vehicle; and   not pair the another device and the vehicle.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine that more than one device associated with the vehicle approaches the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pair with a device of the more than one device associated with a person closer to a driver's seat of the vehicle.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine that the person associated with the device is no longer in the vehicle or proximate the vehicle;   determine that the device associated with the person remains in the vehicle; and   
       unpair the device. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine, by sensors on the vehicle, that the person approaches the vehicle; and   reserve the device for the paring.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine that another device associated with the vehicle approaches the vehicle or is in the vehicle;   determine that the another device is associated with the person;   determine a higher priority between the device and the another device; and   pair with one of the device and the another device, based on the higher priority.   
     
     
         15 . A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
 determining that a device associated with a vehicle is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle;   determining that a person associated with the device is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pairing the device with the vehicle.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein in determining that the person is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle, the processor is configured to perform:
 analyzing received data from sensors on the vehicle, wherein the received data comprises an area inside the vehicle and an external perimeter area of the vehicle.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , further causing the processor to perform:
 determining that another device is not proximate the vehicle, but is at a pairing distance with the vehicle;   determining that the another person associated with the another device is not in the vehicle; and   not pairing the another device and the vehicle.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , further causing the processor to perform:
 determining that more than one device associated with the vehicle is approaching the vehicle or is in the vehicle; and   pairing with a device of the more than one device associated with a person closer to a driver's seat of the vehicle.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , further causing the processor to perform:
 determining that the person associated with the device is no longer in the or proximate the vehicle;   determining that the device associated with the person remains in the vehicle; and   unpairing the device.   
     
     
         20 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , further causing the processor to perform:
 determining, by sensors on the vehicle, that the person is approaching the vehicle; and   reserving the device for the paring.

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