Method for locating a vehicle
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a wireless communication circuit;
one or more processors connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the one or more processors are configured to;
establish identification information with a portable computing device via the wireless communication circuit of the vehicle, wherein the identification information is for enabling association of the portable computing device with the vehicle;
determine that the vehicle is in a parked state; and
transmit, from the wireless communication circuit and in response to the determination that the vehicle is in the parked state, the identification information to a first sensor in proximity to a parking location of the vehicle, wherein the first sensor is connected to a server configured to associate the portable computing device with the vehicle based on the identification information.
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Abstract
A portable computing device can be used to locate a vehicle in a parking structure. In particular, the portable computing device can communicate with a parking system that manages the parking structure and/or with a vehicle in order to locate the vehicle. Communications between the portable computing device, parking system and vehicle can be based on one or more wireless connections, such as Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth LE connections.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit; one or more processors connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the one or more processors are configured to; establish identification information with a portable computing device via the wireless communication circuit of the vehicle, wherein the identification information is for enabling association of the portable computing device with the vehicle; determine that the vehicle is in a parked state; and transmit, from the wireless communication circuit and in response to the determination that the vehicle is in the parked state, the identification information to a first sensor in proximity to a parking location of the vehicle, wherein the first sensor is connected to a server configured to associate the portable computing device with the vehicle based on the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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establishing identification information with a portable computing device via a wireless communication circuit of a vehicle, wherein the identification information is for enabling association of the portable computing device with the vehicle; determining that the vehicle is in a parked state; and transmitting, from the wireless communication circuit and in response said determining that the vehicle is in the parked state, the identification information to a first sensor in proximity to a parking location of the vehicle, wherein the first sensor is connected to a server configured to associate the portable computing device with the vehicle based on the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause one or more processors of a vehicle to:
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establish identification information with a portable computing device via the wireless communication circuit of the vehicle, wherein the identification information is for enabling association of the portable computing device with the vehicle; determine that the vehicle is in a parked state; and transmit, via the wireless communication circuit and in response to the determination that the vehicle is in the parked state, the identification information to a first sensor in proximity to a parking location of the vehicle, wherein the first sensor is connected to a server configured to associate the portable computing device with the vehicle based on the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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