Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11815614
APP PUB NO 20220326339A1
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17851154

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A system includes a plurality of wireless transmitters and a processor configured to: receive, from a mobile device, signal strengths of signals from the wireless transmitters as detected by the mobile device. The processor is also configured to determine a location of the mobile device in a vehicle, based on a distance from the mobile device to each of the wireless transmitters, as indicated by the received signal strengths and store the location of the mobile device as an occupant location.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCDEARBORN MI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cuddihy, Mark A New Boston, US 104 2432
Miller, Thomas Lee Novi, US 86 2202
Rao, Manoharprasad K Novi, US 193 4782
Reed, Eric L Livonia, US 60 1349

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