ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,621,823, issued on May 5, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Apparatus, method, computer program, access system and head unit for a vehicle" was invented by Alaa Mourad (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, a method and a computer program are implemented with respect to a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a first communication device for communicating in a wireless local area network and a second communication device for performing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communication. The apparatus comprises an interface for providing a control signal for controlling the second communication device. The apparatus comprises co...