Patent ID: 9721449
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R,G06T,G08B

Claim:
1. A vehicle keyfob locator system comprising: a keyfob locator control panel and a display located within a vehicle, the display being configured to display at least a first zone and a second zone defined within the vehicle, each of the first zone and the second zone corresponding to different areas within the vehicle; a plurality of keyfob locator antennas installed at predetermined positions of a vehicle body structure of the vehicle; a controller operably connected to the keyfob locator control panel, the display and each of the keyfob locator antennas, the controller being configured to operate the keyfob locator antennas and determine a location of a keyfob within the vehicle body structure in response to activation of the keyfob locator control panel and further configured to display an approximate location of the keyfob on the display within one of the first zone and the second zone in response to determining that the keyfob is located within the one of the first zone and the second zone within the vehicle body structure.