Systems and methods for localization and passive entry/passive start (PEPS) systems for vehicles are provided. A communication gateway in a vehicle configured to establish a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication connection with a portable device. Sensors are configured to measure signal information about a communication signal sent from the portable device. A localization module is configured to receive the signal information from the sensors and determine a location of the portable device based on the signal information. A passive entry/passive start (PEPS) system is configured to receive the location of the portable device from the localization module and perform a vehicle function including at least one of unlocking a door of the vehicle, unlocking a trunk of the vehicle, and allowing the vehicle to be started based on the location of the portable device. Each of the plurality of sensors are synchronized.

An approach is disclosed that receives a wireless request from a proximity key that is used to access a vehicle. The wireless request includes a key-GPS that is a set of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) coordinates that correspond to the proximity key. A vehicle-GPS is retrieved at the vehicle with the vehicle-GPS being a set of GPS coordinates that correspond to the vehicle. A distance between the proximity key and the vehicle based is calculated on a difference between the key-GPS and the vehicle-GPS. The approach then determines whether to perform the request based on the calculated distance.

The invention relates to a method for operating an anti-theft system of a motor vehicle, comprising a communication system for near field communication and a storage device within a transmission and reception zone of the communication system. The mobile terminal is deposited in a control area in the interior compartment of the motor vehicle, the control area being located outside the transmission and reception zone. The deposited mobile terminal is connected to the communication system by a connecting device, which may, e.g., take the form of a cable, and a wired data communication connection is established. A control unit detects whether the data communication connection has been established with the mobile terminal by the connecting device and detects whether the mobile terminal is authorised to operate the anti-theft system, and depending on whether the authorisation has been detected, activates and/or deactivates a function of the anti-theft system.

A vehicle includes a keypad including a near-field communication (NFC) sensor, and a processor. The processor is programmed to operate in a normal mode of operation, in which remote keyless entry (RKE) or passive-entry passive-start (PEPS) functions are allowed; operate in a privacy mode of operation, in which the RKE or PEPS functions are disallowed; responsive to detection of an authorized access device via the NFC sensor while in the normal mode, and to receipt of a lock command within a predetermined time from the detection of the access device, transition from the normal mode to the privacy mode; and responsive to detection of the authorized access device via the NFC sensor while in the privacy mode, transition from the privacy mode to the normal mode

Disclosed are a vehicle engine control apparatus and a vehicle engine control method. An engine of a vehicle is turned off after a predetermined time elapses when a user gets off the vehicle with a smart key after stopping the vehicle indoors (e.g., a garage or an underground parking lot) while the engine is in an ON state. The engine of the vehicle is maintained in the ON state when there is a user's request. Thus, the ON/OFF state of the engine of the vehicle is may be controlled depending on the user's situation.

The present invention relates to a method, devices, and computer program for controlling a semi-movable service means dedicated to a use in airport infrastructures. According to the method, there are envisaged steps of obtaining (S110), in the client device, identification information of a user from an external device; sending (S120), in the client device, a request message to the server device on the basis of the obtained information; performing (S130), in the server device, an authorisation process for the semi-movable means on the basis of the received request message; sending (S140), in the server device, a response message to the client device on the basis of a result of the authorisation process; and performing (S150), in the client device, a control of the semi-movable means on the basis of the received response message.

A portable electronic device to be used as a keyless device of a vehicle includes a controlling circuit which includes a physiological feature detection module and a processing circuit. The physiological feature detection module is used for detecting a physiological feature of a person. The processing circuit is coupled to the physiological feature detection module and used for determining whether the person is an authorized user of the vehicle according to the detected physiological feature of the person, and for opening a car door of the vehicle or starting the vehicle when the person is identified by the processing circuit as the authorized user.

Localization systems and methods are provided and include a first sensor that wirelessly communicates with a portable device using a secure communication connection during first and third time periods and second sensors that transmit broadcast signals over an open advertising communication channel during a second time period between the first and third time periods. The second sensors transmit the broadcast signals based on timing information determined by a control module that also communicates the timing information to the portable device using the secure communication connection. The portable device establishes scanning windows for receiving the broadcast signals based on the timing information and receives first signal information about first signals transmitted over the secure communication connection and second signal information about the broadcast signals transmitted by the second sensors. The control module determines a current location of the portable device based on the first signal information and the second signal information.

A system and method for programming a new key fob. Some embodiments include a programmable remote transmitter, designed, and programmed to perform single or multiple operations, optionally incorporated into a custom-made base that attaches to a smart phone case or other mobile devices. The remote transmitter is designed and activated via secured programming provided by an application on the user's mobile device, without the intervention of car dealers, locksmiths or using difficult manual processes. The remote transmitter can be attached to smart phones, mobile devices, or other suitable surfaces (e.g., a briefcase or a vehicle's dashboard) for safekeeping and accessibility.

A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to receiving a command from a non-customer party, send an authorization request based on the command and a predefined vehicle parameter to a server; and responsive to receiving a signed command from the server, execute the signed command.