Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to adjust an advertising rate of a device to reduce battery usage
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Application No.: US16472623Application Date: 2016-12-28
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Publication No.: US10796513B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Arthur Thomas Bianchi , Kevin F. Militello , John Van Wiemeersch
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Current Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Agent Brandon Hicks
- International Application: PCT/US2016/068908 WO 20161228
- International Announcement: WO2018/125086 WO 20180705
- Main IPC: G07C9/00
- IPC: G07C9/00 ; H04W4/40 ; B60R25/33 ; H04B7/26 ; H04W52/02
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to adjust an advertising rate of a device to reduce battery usage are described herein. An example method includes determining a distance of a device from a vehicle based on a signal, determining a state of motion of the device, and adjusting an advertising rate of the signal based on the distance and state of motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190385393A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADJUST AN ADVERTISING RATE OF A DEVICE TO REDUCE BATTERY USAGE Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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