A remote control system for a vehicle having an onboard vehicle controller for controlling vehicle functions and a mobile radio remote control, connected to the vehicle controller in a signal-transmitting manner, for remotely controlling the vehicle functions according to a location of the radio remote control relative to the vehicle. The vehicle controller and the radio remote control each have at least one antenna for wireless signal transmission between the vehicle controller and the radio remote control. The antenna of the radio remote control has a direction-dependent antenna characteristic. At least one spatial position of the antenna of the radio remote control can be determined automatically by a position sensor device of the radio remote control, and an automatic determination of a distance or spatial location of the radio remote control relative to the vehicle can be processed according to the determined spatial position of the antenna.

The present disclosure provides a device control method, which comprises capturing, by a portable device, a first image of a specific area containing a number of electronic devices connected to a communication network; transmitting a connection signal to a selected electronic device on a device list containing all the electronic devices connected to a communication network; determining whether the selected electronic device is in the first image captured based on whether a response has been received from the selected electronic device; identifying the selected electronic device on the device list and the relative position of the selected electronic device on the first image captured upon determined that the selected electronic device is in the first image; and continuing the device identification process until all the connected electronic devices on the device list has been verified, to identify the relative positions of all electronic devices contained in the first image.

An information processing apparatus includes a control unit (140) that executes a detection process of detecting, on the basis of user-specified position information in a space and target position information in the space, a plurality of processing targets that is continuously selected by a user from a plurality of selection targets within the space, and a batch operation process of executing a batch operation on the detected plurality of processing targets on the basis of processing policy information indicating a processing policy specified by the user for the detected plurality of processing targets.

Provided in a vehicle are: an external communications unit provided outside the compartment of the vehicle; and an internal communications unit provided inside the vehicle compartment. A position determination system includes a data acquisition unit that obtains reception signal strength data for radio waves that have been communicated and measured, between the external communications unit and a terminal and between the internal communications unit and the terminal. The position determination system also includes a position determination unit that determines whether the terminal is positioned outside or inside the vehicle, from the results of comparison between the size of data obtained from communication between the external communications unit and the terminal and between the internal communications unit and the terminal. In addition, the external communications unit is disposed inside a body component located around a rear wheel of the vehicle.

A system for a vehicle having an accessory positioned along the vehicle. The system may also include a sensor located along the vehicle in wireless communication with the accessory, wherein the sensor triggers activation of the accessory based on input from an external source.

A vehicle includes: a permission unit configured to permit a remote operation performed by a remote operation device provided outside the vehicle; a transmission unit configured to transmit surrounding information of the vehicle; a reception unit configured to receive a remote operation signal input by an operator outside the vehicle via the remote operation device; a traveling control unit configured to control the vehicle to travel based on the remote operation signal; a drive data acquisition unit configured to acquire drive data input by a driver in the vehicle; and a handover determination unit configured to determine, while the remote operation is permitted by the permission unit, that handover of a driving operation of the vehicle to the remote operation is allowed when a difference between the drive data acquired by the drive data acquisition unit and the remote operation signal is within a predetermined range.

Systems and methods for localizing portable devices are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for locating a portable device in a network that includes several reference devices. The method measures characteristics of signals transmitted via signal paths between reference devices and a portable device, normalizes the measurements to estimate characteristics of the signal paths, and estimates the likelihood that the portable device is in a particular location. Systems and methods for training prediction models include a method that includes steps for receiving context data for a portable device in a system, wherein the context data includes localization data that describes a location of the portable device, identifying a predicted stationary device based on the context data using a prediction model, identifying a target stationary device from the several stationary devices, training the prediction model based on based on the predicted stationary device and the received input.

A system for the spatially limited activation of a control unit, comprising an activation unit and a user unit operable to transmit the control signal directly or indirectly to the activation unit, the system further including a relay unit operable to communicate with the user unit and with the activation unit, and the relay unit and/or the user unit are operable to determine, from a signal of the activation unit received from the relay unit, as to whether the relay unit and the activation unit are located within a predetermined spatial area relative to one another, the user unit being operable to transmit the control signal to activate the control unit to the activation unit only if the relay unit and the activation unit are located within the predetermined spatial area relative to one another.

Methods and systems related to a charging station for a tracked mobile object are disclosed. In one embodiment, a charging station is provided. The charging station comprises a charging port for a remote control, a regulator that provides power from a power source to the charging port, a transceiver that transmits an outbound positioning signal to the remote control, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for a method. The method comprises at least one of generating the outbound positioning signal and receiving an inbound positioning signal.

An identification key associated with a motor vehicle is carried by a user as the user moves outside of the motor vehicle. When the identification key enters the reception range of short-range transceiver units, position data of the identification key are ascertained and transmitted via a far-field transceiver unit which is not included in the identification key. The receiver of the transmitted position data ascertains a movement vector for the identification key from the position data. If the movement vector meets at least one predefinable activation criterion, preconditioning of at least one component of the motor vehicle is activated.