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
Inventors:Simon P. RobertsSergei I. GageYang DingChristopher J. MacphersonMichael R. KushnerikNaohiro J. MatsumuraCory M. FrankJessica MayMatthew J. Everett
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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.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWhat 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.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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