MOBILE DEVICE-BASED AUTOMATIC PARKING LOCATION RECORDER AND REMINDER USING ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS
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1. A method for assisting a vehicle user in locating the vehicle when parked, the method comprising:
- detecting via a mobile device that the vehicle has been placed in a parked state;
in response to the step of detecting, automatically retrieving the vehicle location to the mobile device and recording the vehicle location on the mobile device; and
providing, in response to a request from the user to locate the parked vehicle, instructions to the user to guide the user to the parked vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for assisting a vehicle user in locating a vehicle when parked includes detecting via a mobile device that the vehicle has been placed in a parked state and, in response to detecting that the vehicle has been placed in a parked state, automatically retrieving the vehicle location to the mobile device and recording the vehicle location on the mobile device. The method further entails providing, in response to a request from the user to locate the parked vehicle, instructions to the user to guide the user to the parked vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a vehicle user in locating the vehicle when parked, the method comprising:
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detecting via a mobile device that the vehicle has been placed in a parked state; in response to the step of detecting, automatically retrieving the vehicle location to the mobile device and recording the vehicle location on the mobile device; and providing, in response to a request from the user to locate the parked vehicle, instructions to the user to guide the user to the parked vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. The method for assisting a vehicle user according to claim 7, wherein the instructions comprise turn by turn directions from the user'"'"'s current location to the vehicle'"'"'s parked location.
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10. An apparatus for assisting a vehicle user in locating a parked vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless mobile device for detecting that the vehicle has parked, automatically recording the vehicle location and providing instructions to the user to guide the user to the parked vehicle; and a vehicle interface module for communicating vehicle location and operating parameters to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having thereon computer-readable instructions for locating a parked vehicle, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving a user request at a mobile device to locate a parked vehicle; instructions for reading a computer-readable memory of the mobile device to identify a current location of the parked vehicle; instructions for interfacing with a computer-readable electronic location sensor on the mobile device to determine a current location of the mobile device; and instructions for displaying via a graphical user interface of the mobile device instructions to travel to the current vehicle location from the current location of the mobile device.
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