Patent ID: 11897422
Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 19:
20. A system for determining a location of a portable device with respect to an object, said system comprising:
a plurality of antennas, each of the plurality of antennas configured to receive wireless communications and provide one or more antenna outputs corresponding to wireless communications;
a control system operable to transition from a first locator mode to a second locator mode based on a first antenna output of the plurality of antenna outputs;
wherein the control system is configured to vary a mode transition criterion based on a second antenna output of the plurality of antenna outputs;
wherein the control system is operable to transition from the first locator mode to the second locator mode based on the first antenna output satisfying the mode transition criterion;
wherein the control system is configured to vary the mode transition criterion at a first rate that is less than a second rate for determining if the first antenna output satisfies the mode transition criterion.