Alert for left-behind mobile device
US10390177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a communication device programmed to pair with a mobile device and a processing device programmed to periodically transmit, to the mobile device, a present location signal representing a present location of the mobile device. The processing device is further programmed to detect a vehicle shutdown and transmit a final location signal to the mobile device, the final location signal representing a final location of the mobile device and a shutdown flag.
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