Location-based security

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9562776
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14260261

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In one disclosed embodiment, a portable user-carried device includes wireless communication circuitry capable of determining a relative direction of a wireless signal in a vehicle. A processor may be programmed to determine a location of the device within a vehicle based upon the relative direction of the wireless signal as determined by the wireless communication circuitry. In a disclosed method for activating a function in a vehicle, a state of a user-carried portable device is determined. A function is activated based upon the state of the user-carried portable device.

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  • INTELLIGENT MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Basir, Otman A Waterloo, CA 116 5261

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