Techniques for tracking destinations on a mobile computing device

• US 10,021,669 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2015
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: George, Moses Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US14/844,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20150382319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 455 412, 455 99, 4554141, 455423, 4554351, 4554561, 4555561, 455557, 455 39, 455411
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

The present disclosure involves mobile computing devices that communicate with vehicles, through vehicle based communication systems. Various embodiments are disclosed herein which help determine whether the mobile computing device and/or the vehicle have reached a destination location. Further, upon determining that the mobile computing device and/or the vehicle have reached a destination location, various actions may be performed such as determining and/or storing the time of arrival, determining and/or storing the date of arrival, and/or determining and/or storing the location of arrival.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device, comprising:

one or more processors that;

determines that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with a vehicle based communication device;

sends a location request based upon the determination that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communications device;

receives a location response comprising, a description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device; and

a memory that stores a date at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, a time at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, and the description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein a latitude and longitude of the mobile computing device at the time the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is stored in the memory.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein a date when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored in the memory.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 3, wherein a range of dates spent at the location is stored in the memory.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein a time when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored in the memory.

6. The mobile computing device of claim 5, wherein a range of time spent at the location is stored in the memory.

7. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the description of what is situated at the location comprises at least one description selected from the group consisting of:

an owner of property situated at the location; and

a description of a structure situated at the location.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the description of what is situated at the location comprises at least one description selected from the group consisting of:

a street address at the location; and

a position on a road at the location.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is determined by sensing cessation of operation of the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is determined by sensing removal of a key from the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that are executable and when executed cause a computing system to:

determine that a mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with a vehicle based communication device;

in response to the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, send a location request;

receive a response comprising;

a description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device; and

store information comprising;

a date at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device,

a time at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, and

the description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein a latitude and longitude of the mobile computing device at the time the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is stored.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein a date when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein a range of dates spent at the location is stored.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein a time when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a range of time spent at the location is stored.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the description of what is situated at the location comprises at least one description selected from the group consisting of:

an owner of property situated at the location; and

a description of a structure situated at the location.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the description of what is situated at the location comprises at least one description selected from the group consisting of:

a street address at the location; and

a position on a road at the location.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to:

perform the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device by sensing cessation of operation of the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to:

perform the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device by sensing removal of a key from the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.

21. A method, comprising:

determining that a mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with a vehicle based communication device;

in response to the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, sending a location request;

receiving a location response comprising;

a description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device; and

in response to receiving the location response, storing information by the at least one of the mobile computing device and the vehicle based communication device, the information comprising;

a date at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device,

a time at which the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device, and

the description of what is situated at a location where the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein a latitude and longitude of the mobile computing device at the time the mobile computing device ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is stored in a memory.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein a date when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored in a memory.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein a time when the mobile computing device next communicated with the vehicle based communication device is stored in a memory.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the description of what is situated at the location comprises at least one description selected from the group consisting of:

an owner of property situated at the location; and

a description of a structure situated at the location.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is determined by sensing cessation of operation of the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.

27. The method of claim 21, wherein the determining that the mobile computing device has ceased to communicate with the vehicle based communication device is determined by sensing removal of a key from the vehicle associated with the vehicle based communication device.