Antenna detuning prevention for phone-as-a-key vehicle system

A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system uses a handheld mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) to act as a remote-control system for a vehicle. The vehicle has a wireless receiver adapted to receive and relay a user message to a vehicle electronic controller. The handheld mobile device comprises a wireless trans...

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Main Authors Van Wiemeersch, John R, Vaccariello, Andrew, Elangovan, Vivekanandh
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.12.2022
Subjects
ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHECKING-DEVICES
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS
PHYSICS
REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES
TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system uses a handheld mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) to act as a remote-control system for a vehicle. The vehicle has a wireless receiver adapted to receive and relay a user message to a vehicle electronic controller. The handheld mobile device comprises a wireless transmitter with an antenna mounted at a predetermined antenna location in the mobile device, an input element activated manually by a user to initiate the user message to control the vehicle electronic controller, and a display panel. A processor in the mobile device is to configured to display a help screen on the display panel informing a user of a handholding grip adapted to avoid a blocking of the predetermined antenna location.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016939172