Patent ID: 9612797
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60R,G06F,H01Q,H04B,H04H

Claim:
1. A system comprising: at least three antennas, positioned to be capable of receiving a wireless near field communication (NFC) device signal associated with a device located in any one of a driver's back pocket or front pocket, a center console or a passenger seat, wherein antennas are deployed, individually, in at least a driver side door, a passenger side door, and in a center console; an NFC reader, in communication with the plurality of antennas, wherein the NFC reader is operable to assign, based at least in part on a number of signals received and a signal strength, one of one or more devices associated with detected signals to a driver, wherein the NFC reader is in communication with a vehicle computing system, operable to retrieve additional information associated with the device assigned to the driver and to apply that information to control vehicle settings.