Patent ID: 11914064
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a Time-of-Flight (ToF) localization controller, the computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
determine, via a ToF localization controller, that a user device is positioned at a front region of a vehicle;
calculate a distance to the user device from a combination of two ToF antennae of a ToF antenna array;
perform a 2-dimensional (2D) trilateration calculation;
evaluate a confidence metric value;
determine a position of the user device based on the confidence metric value;
generate an unlock signal that unlocks a vehicle door; and
perform a plurality of measurements based on pairs of ToF antennae of the ToF antenna array.