Abstract: A personal device may perform a first triangulation using signal strength information of connections between the personal device and a plurality of in-vehicle components of a vehicle. A secured function request may be sent from the personal device to an access component of the vehicle when a location of the personal device is determined to be within the vehicle by the personal device. Signal strength information of the personal device may be forwarded to the access component from the plurality of in-vehicle components. The personal device may receive a response from the access component granting the secured function request when the forwarded signal strength information confirms the location of the second personal device as being within the vehicle.

Abstract: A personal device may include a display and a processor. The processor of the personal device may be programmed to send, to the display, a vehicle interior map overlaid with indications of in-vehicle components, create a group of the in-vehicle components responsive to receipt of a swipe gesture to the display selecting a subset of the indications, receive input from the display of a location on the map, and aim outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group based on the location.

Abstract: A location of a personal device of a user may be determined using signal strength information between a wireless transceiver of the personal device and a plurality of components of the vehicle. The personal device may be automatically paired and connected to a feature of the vehicle computing system when the location is a driver seating zone and the personal device is not connected to the feature. The personal device may be automatically disconnected from the feature when the location is not the driver seating zone and the personal device is connected to the feature. Connectivity information between the personal device and the feature may be purged based on one or more criteria.

Abstract: A vehicle gesture system includes a processor connected to a transceiver and programmed to detect a wireless device associated with a vehicle feature settings interface for a first vehicle feature. The processor is further programmed to detect the wireless device based on received user input at the vehicle feature settings interface of the first vehicle feature. The processor is further programmed to control a setting for the first vehicle feature based on received data associated with one or more gestures made using the wireless device.

Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field and control circuitry processing the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation. The control circuitry monitors the signal responsive to the activation field and determines a differential change in generated signal, and further generates an activation output when the differential signal exceeds a threshold. The control circuitry further distinguishes an activation from an exploration of the plurality of switches and may determine activation upon detection of a stable signal.

Abstract: A system and method for calibrating a vehicle badge having a number of light sources is provided herein. A display displays a lighting sequence of a virtual badge. A sensor captures images of the lighting sequence at specified time intervals. A controller calibrates the light sources to match the captured lighting sequence at each time interval. A computing device utilizes calibration data to generate a code stored on the controller to control the light sources to reproduce the lighting sequence.

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to provide an informational report to a wireless device about a vehicle component associated with a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) chip, affixed to a vehicle, when the wireless device is determined to be within a predefined proximity to the BTLE chip. This can include information such as operational and wear status, but also can be purely explanatory, as to what the function of the component is.

Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly and providing feedback is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each comprising a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field. The assembly also includes control circuitry processing a signal associated with the activation field of each proximity sensor and detecting a finger located between two proximity switches. The assembly further includes a feedback device generating a feedback when the finger is detected between the two proximity switches. In addition, the assembly may detect speed of movement of a finger interfacing with the proximity switches and vary the feedback based on the detected speed.

Abstract: A low-footprint interface template may include identifiers based on an enumeration of characteristics of an in-vehicle component. A rich content interface template may include downloaded content for an in-vehicle component. A rich content user interface may be displayed when a memory includes the rich content interface template and the low-footprint interface template. A low-footprint user interface may be displayed when the memory includes the low-footprint interface template but not the rich content interface template. A user interface interaction to a control of a graphical presentation of the rich content interface template may be detected, and a mapping the interaction to an identifier of a corresponding characteristic of the low-footprint interface template may be performed. The in-vehicle component may be controlled using the identifier of the corresponding characteristic.

Abstract: A memory of a personal device may store preferences of a user. A processor of the personal device may be programmed to scan, using a wireless transceiver, for in-vehicle components located within a seating zone of a vehicle in which the personal device is located, identify features of the in-vehicle components, and provide feedback to the user of a notification, using at least one of the in-vehicle components, based on the preferences and features of the in-vehicle components. An in-vehicle component may identify a user request to invoke an augmented user interface for a personal device located in a seating zone of a vehicle; activate a vehicle component interface application of the personal device responsive to the user request; and send, to the vehicle component interface application, address information and authentication information of in-vehicle components in the seating zone providing the augmented user interface to the vehicle component interface application.

Abstract: An access component of a vehicle may be in communication with a plurality of wireless transceivers of the vehicle. The access component may detect a personal device approaching a vehicle door according to signal strength information received from the transceivers, grant access to the vehicle door responsive to receiving a first access code from the personal device, and expire the first access code and issue a second access code to the personal device responsive to the grant. Granting access to the vehicle may include automatically unlocking the vehicle door or automatically opening the vehicle door. The first access code may grant access to a subset of doors of the vehicle, and the second access code may grant access to the same subset of doors.

Abstract: A system may include a wireless transceiver configured to scan for advertised services; and a processor programmed to receive a service identifier of a service from the wireless transceiver, verify a name included in the service identifier indicates that the service identifier is an in-vehicle component, and decode, from the service identifier, a relative location within the vehicle, a zone controlled by the in-vehicle component, and a category of functionality of the in-vehicle component. A method may include enumerating characteristics of a service of an in-vehicle component describing configurable functions of the in-vehicle component; retrieving a control state of the in-vehicle component using a read characteristic of the service; generating a user interface of the in-vehicle component indicating the configurable functions and the control state; and updating the control state of the in-vehicle component using a write characteristic of the service responsive to user input to the user interface.

Abstract: A listing of wireless in-vehicle components installed to a vehicle may be maintained by the vehicle. The listing may include in-vehicle components that are factory-installed to the vehicle as well as add-on in-vehicle components that may be added or removed by a user. A wireless transceiver may scan for changes to the add-on in-vehicle components within the vehicle. A user interface may display a unified interface including both the factory-installed wireless in-vehicle components and the add-on wireless in-vehicle components. A user may review and adjust the configuration of the in-vehicle components of the in-vehicle components using the user interface.

Abstract: A system may include in-vehicle components arranged symmetrically within and delimiting boundaries of a vehicle interior; and a processor programmed to identify signal strength information indicative of distance of a personal device from wireless transceivers of each of the in-vehicle components; and compute, using the signal strength information, a quadrant and diagonal sector including a location of the personal device, and whether the location is within the vehicle interior. A method may include identifying a quadrant of a vehicle including a location of a personal device by comparing signal strength information of pairs of wireless transceivers in adjacent quadrants to signal strength information of wireless transceivers opposite the pairs; and determining a diagonal sector including the location by comparing the signal strength information from the wireless transceiver of the quadrant to the signal strength information from the wireless transceiver in a diagonally-opposite quadrant.

Abstract: A system may include zones associated with respective seating positions of a vehicle and in-vehicle components each associated with at least one of the zones. An in-vehicle component may identify a personal device associated with the zone of the in-vehicle component by identifying a personal device associated with the zone of the in-vehicle component by determining average signal strength between the personal device and the in-vehicle components of each zone, and identifying for which zone the average signal strength is highest, and sending a notification to the personal device responsive to a detected user interaction.

Abstract: Zones may be associated with respective seating positions of a vehicle. In-vehicle components may also be associated with at least one of the zones of the vehicle. A processor may locate a personal device as being within one of the zones; identify notification settings of the personal device; and invoke notification devices of the in-vehicle components associated with the zone when the notification settings indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone. Invoking the notification devices may include invoking at least one of backlights of the in-vehicle components or existing lighting elements of the in-vehicle component.

Abstract: A system may include a wireless transceiver configured to scan for advertised services; and a processor programmed to receive a service identifier of a service from the wireless transceiver, verify a name included in the service identifier indicates that the service identifier is an in-vehicle component, and decode, from the service identifier, a relative location within the vehicle, a zone controlled by the in-vehicle component, and a category of functionality of the in-vehicle component. A method may include enumerating characteristics of a service of an in-vehicle component describing configurable functions of the in-vehicle component; retrieving a control state of the in-vehicle component using a read characteristic of the service; generating a user interface of the in-vehicle component indicating the configurable functions and the control state; and updating the control state of the in-vehicle component using a write characteristic of the service responsive to user input to the user interface.

Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field and control circuitry processing the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation. The control circuitry controls the activation field of each proximity switch to sense activation, monitors signals indicative of the activation field, and determines a first stable signal amplitude and a subsequent second signal amplitude, and generates an activation output when the second stable signal amplitude exceeds the first stable amplitude by a known amount.

Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field. A first proximity sensor generates a first activation field and comprises first and second electrodes having first fingers interdigitated with second fingers. A second proximity sensor generates a second activation field and comprises third and fourth electrode fingers having third fingers interdigitated with fourth fingers. The first and second electrodes are interleaved with the third and fourth electrodes.

Abstract: A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of proximity switches each having a proximity sensor providing a sense activation field. A first proximity sensor generates a first activation field and comprises first and second electrodes having first fingers interdigitated with second fingers. A second proximity sensor generates a second activation field and comprises third and fourth electrode fingers having third fingers interdigitated with fourth fingers. The first and second electrodes are interleaved with the third and fourth electrodes.