Controlling vehicle functionality based on geopolitical region
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1. A method of controlling vehicle functionality based on a geopolitical region of the vehicle, wherein the method is carried out by a remote facility, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- monitoring a geographical location of the vehicle at the remote facility by receiving the geographical location of the vehicle from the vehicle via a remote connection between the vehicle and the remote facility;
resolving the geographical location of the vehicle to a geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located;
obtaining permitted vehicle function information for the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located, wherein the permitted vehicle function information is obtained from a geopolitical region information database that includes geopolitical region information associated with a set of vehicle functions, and wherein the geopolitical region information includes a geopolitical region identifier and geopolitical region boundary information that identifies the geographical boundaries of the geopolitical region;
receiving a vehicle function request from a client device at the remote facility, wherein the client device is located remotely from the remote facility;
obtaining a requested vehicle function from the vehicle function request;
determining whether the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out by the vehicle based on the obtained permitted vehicle function information for the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located; and
when the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out, then sending an indication to carry out the requested vehicle function to the vehicle from the remote facility so that the requested vehicle function is carried out by the vehicle in response to receiving the indication.
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Abstract
A method and system of controlling vehicle functionality based on a geopolitical region of the vehicle, the method including the steps of: monitoring a geographical location of the vehicle; resolving the geographical location of the vehicle to a geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located; obtaining permitted vehicle function information for the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located; and disabling or enabling one or more vehicle functions based on the obtained permitted vehicle function information.
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1. A method of controlling vehicle functionality based on a geopolitical region of the vehicle, wherein the method is carried out by a remote facility, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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monitoring a geographical location of the vehicle at the remote facility by receiving the geographical location of the vehicle from the vehicle via a remote connection between the vehicle and the remote facility; resolving the geographical location of the vehicle to a geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located; obtaining permitted vehicle function information for the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located, wherein the permitted vehicle function information is obtained from a geopolitical region information database that includes geopolitical region information associated with a set of vehicle functions, and wherein the geopolitical region information includes a geopolitical region identifier and geopolitical region boundary information that identifies the geographical boundaries of the geopolitical region; receiving a vehicle function request from a client device at the remote facility, wherein the client device is located remotely from the remote facility; obtaining a requested vehicle function from the vehicle function request; determining whether the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out by the vehicle based on the obtained permitted vehicle function information for the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located; and when the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out, then sending an indication to carry out the requested vehicle function to the vehicle from the remote facility so that the requested vehicle function is carried out by the vehicle in response to receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of controlling vehicle functionality based on a geopolitical region of the vehicle, wherein the method is carried out by a remote facility, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving a geographical location of the vehicle from the vehicle at the remote facility, wherein the geographical location of the vehicle is determined at the vehicle based on a plurality of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals received at a GNSS module of the vehicle from a constellation of GNSS satellites, and wherein the geographical location corresponds to a geopolitical region; at the remote facility, obtaining a set of vehicle functions that are permitted or not permitted to be carried out in the geopolitical region; receiving a vehicle function request to perform a requested vehicle function, wherein the vehicle function request is sent from a vehicle-device application of a client device to the remote facility, wherein the vehicle-device application enables a user of the vehicle-device application to control various functions of the vehicle, and wherein the requested vehicle function is a vehicle ignition start function; at the remote facility, determining whether the vehicle function is permitted or not permitted to be carried out in the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located by determining whether the requested vehicle function corresponds to one of the vehicle functions included in the set of vehicle functions; and permitting the vehicle function to be performed by communicating the requested vehicle function to the vehicle from the remote facility when it is determined that the vehicle function is permitted to be carried out in the geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling vehicle functionality based on a geopolitical region of the vehicle, wherein the method is carried out by a remote facility, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving a geographical location of the vehicle from the vehicle via a remote connection between the vehicle and the remote facility, wherein the geographical location of the vehicle is determined through using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module that is included in vehicle electronics of the vehicle, wherein the GNSS module is configured to receive a plurality of GNSS signals from a constellation of GNSS satellites and to determine geographical coordinates based on the plurality of received GNSS signals, and wherein the geographical location includes the geographical coordinates; resolving the geographical location of the vehicle to a present geopolitical region in which the vehicle is located at the remote facility, wherein the resolving step includes; (i) obtaining geopolitical region boundary information that comprises a set of coordinates representing a geographical boundary of a first geopolitical region; (ii) using the obtained geopolitical region boundary information and the geographical coordinates of the vehicle in conjunction with a point-in-polygon algorithm or method to determine whether the vehicle is located within the first geopolitical region; and (iii) when it is determined that the vehicle is not located within the first geopolitical region, then carrying out (i)-(ii) for a new geopolitical region as the first geopolitical region until it is determined that the vehicle is located within the first geopolitical region; obtaining permitted vehicle function information for the present geopolitical region of the vehicle at the remote facility; receiving, at the remote facility, a vehicle function request to perform a requested vehicle function, wherein the vehicle function request is received from a client device that includes a vehicle-device application that permits a user of the vehicle-device application to control various functions of the vehicle; at the remote facility, determining whether the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out in the present geopolitical region; when it is determined that the requested vehicle function is permitted to be carried out in the present geopolitical region, sending an indication to carry out the requested vehicle function from the remote facility to the vehicle; and when it is determined that the requested vehicle function is not permitted to be carried out in the present geopolitical region, then denying the vehicle function request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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