Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mobile device for communicating and ranging with access control system for automatic functionality
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Application No.: US16666838Application Date: 2019-10-29
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Publication No.: US10759389B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Sriram Hariharan
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: B60R25/24
- IPC: B60R25/24 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W4/80 ; H04L29/06 ; G01S13/76 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W12/00 ; H04W4/40 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W64/00 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
Two different wireless protocols can be used for ranging between a mobile device and an access control system (e.g., a vehicle). The first wireless protocol (e.g., Bluetooth®) can be used to perform authentication of the vehicle and exchange ranging capabilities between a mobile device (e.g., a phone or watch) and the vehicle. The second wireless protocol (e.g., ultra-wideband, UWB) can use a pulse width that is less than a pulse width used by the first wireless protocol (e.g., 1 ns v. 1 μs). The narrower pulse width can provide greater accuracy for distance (ranging) measurements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200062217A1 MOBILE DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING AND RANGING WITH ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2020-02-27
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