ENABLING FEATURES AND DISPLAY REMINDERS ON A MOBILE PHONE
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1. A method of providing a reminder message to a vehicle user, comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a short-range wireless communication between a vehicle and a handheld communications device (HCD) carried by a vehicle user;
(b) determining a vehicle trip initiation or termination based on one or more detected vehicle trip endpoint indicators involving the user; and
(c) providing a reminder message to the vehicle user via the HCD in response to said determination.
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Abstract
A method and system of providing a reminder message to a vehicle user, comprising the steps of establishing a short-range wireless communication between a vehicle and a mobile phone or other handheld communications device carried by the user; determining a vehicle trip initiation or termination involving the vehicle user; and providing a reminder message to the vehicle user via the handheld communications device in response to that determination. In addition, the method may comprise the step of transmitting an instruction from the handheld communications device comprising the execution of an auxiliary vehicle function.
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1. A method of providing a reminder message to a vehicle user, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a short-range wireless communication between a vehicle and a handheld communications device (HCD) carried by a vehicle user; (b) determining a vehicle trip initiation or termination based on one or more detected vehicle trip endpoint indicators involving the user; and (c) providing a reminder message to the vehicle user via the HCD in response to said determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of providing a reminder message to a vehicle user, comprising:
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(a) a computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for a handheld communications device (HCD) having directional motion detection hardware, comprising one or more software programs that include program instructions that upon execution by the HCD cause it to recognize one or more directional motions associated with a vehicle ingress or a vehicle egress of a vehicle user carrying the HCD; and (b) a vehicle telematics device (VTD) in short-range wireless communication with the HCD, wherein the vehicle user is provided a reminder message when the directional motion detection hardware and computer program product of the HCD detect one or more directional motions associated with the vehicle ingress or the vehicle egress of the vehicle user within a selected amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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