US Patent Issued on July 8 for "Method of operating locking devices of at least two motor vehicles, control device, motor vehicle-external server device, portable key device, motor vehicle, and system for operating locking devices of two motor vehicles" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,127, issued on July 8.

"Method of operating locking devices of at least two motor vehicles, control device, motor vehicle-external server device, portable key device, motor vehicle, and system for operating locking devices of two motor vehicles" was invented by Robin Richter (Gifhorn, Germany) and Sebastian Ehmann (Wolfenbuttel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method performed by a control device includes determining that a portable key device is located in a given reception zone around at least two motor vehicles; determining a physical position of the portable key device in relation to at least one of the motor vehicles; as...