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US 11,663,899 · App. 17/347,846 · Granted May 30, 2023

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Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne (The Colony, TX); Ryan N. Wilson (Plano, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
G08B21/182B60R25/102B60R25/245G07C9/00309H04B17/318G07C2009/00984G07C2209/64
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Patent No.
US 11,663,899
App. No.
17/347,846
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of establishing a security level based on an environment of a transport, determining a minimal radio frequency signal strength needed for a device to communicate with the transport based on the security level of the transport, and performing a command, by the transport, based on the communication when the minimal radio frequency signal strength is achieved.

Claims (36)

1. A method, comprising:

establishing a security level based on an environment of a transport;

determining a minimal radio frequency signal strength needed for a device to communicate with the transport based on the security level of the transport; and

performing a command, by the transport, based on the communication when the minimal radio frequency signal strength is achieved.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising raising the security level when one or more other transports are proximate the transport.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising notifying the device when the device is moving away from the transport, is at a distance greater than a threshold, and the security level is above the threshold.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the notifying precludes the command from being performed.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing an alert to the device when the security level is at a high level wherein the alert includes a recommendation to move the transport to a location that has a higher security level.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising notifying the device when the security level increases above a threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

performing the command of lower security when the security level is similar to a threshold and lower than the threshold; and

performing the command of higher security when the security level is similar to the threshold and higher than the threshold.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor of the transport; a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

establish a security level based on an environment of a transport;

determine a minimal radio frequency signal strength needed for a device to communicate with the transport based on the security level of the transport; and

perform a command based on the communication when the minimal radio frequency signal strength is achieved.

9. The system of claim 8 , comprising that raise the security level when one or more other transports are proximate the transport.

10. The system of claim 8 , comprising notify the device when the device moves away from the transport, is at a distance greater than a threshold, and the security level is above the threshold.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the notify precludes the command from being performed.

12. The system of claim 8 , comprising provide an alert to the device when the security level is at a high level wherein the alert includes a recommendation to move the transport to a location that has a higher security level.

13. The system of claim 8 , comprising notify the device when the security level increases above a threshold.

14. The system of claim 8 , comprising:

perform the command of lower security when the security level is similar to a threshold and lower than the threshold; and

perform the command of higher security when the security level is similar to the threshold and higher than the threshold.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

establishing a security level based on an environment of a transport;

determining a minimal radio frequency signal strength needed for a device to communicate with the transport based on the security level of the transport; and

performing a command, by the transport, based on the communication when the minimal radio frequency signal strength is achieved.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising raising the security level when one or more other transports are proximate the transport.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising notifying the device when the device is moving away from the transport, is at a distance greater than a threshold, and the security level is above the threshold.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the notifying precludes the command from being performed.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising notifying the device when the security level increases above a threshold.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising:

performing the command of lower security when the security level is similar to a threshold and lower than the threshold; and

performing the command of higher security when the security level is similar to the threshold and higher than the threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2021
From: PATNE, SATYAJIT P.; WILSON, RYAN N.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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