Provide a system in car that will check if the registered mobile phone is within the range when car is started. If not, it will indicate to user that phone is missing. This will help the user in case user forgets the phone elsewhere. Car circuit can communicate with phone using Bluetooth channel.

• US 20140176319A1
• Filed: 03/05/2014
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kishor Narsinha Nadgauda
• Original Assignee: Kishor Narsinha Nadgauda
• Inventors: Nadgauda, Kishor Narsinha
• Application Number:
  US14/138,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20140176319A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/425.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

This invention is for additional feature to Bluetooth enabled car or Bluetooth attachment to be used with car which checks if the phone is reachable when car starts. If the phone is not reachable, user would get visual/audible indication. This feature could be turned on or off by the user. This feature extends the existing Bluetooth relationship between car and the phone. This feature would help user avoid the situations where user would forget the phone and drive off to realize it is missing when needed later for critical activities. This feature would add huge value towards convenience and reliability for phone users.

Claims

1. I claim introduction of additional feature in Bluetooth enabled car, as enhancement to the existing relationship between car and paired Bluetooth enabled phone that consists of:

a. Communicate with paired Bluetooth enabled phone when car starts and if the phone is not reachable then provide visual and/or audible indication to user for missing phone.

b. The missing phone Indication would turn off automatically after specified time (around 30 seconds) or when acknowledged by the user.

c. Allow user to turn on or off this feature.

2. I claim introduction of additional feature in Bluetooth attachment devices used for cars, as enhancement to the existing relationship between Bluetooth attachment device and paired Bluetooth enabled phone that consists of:

a. Communicate with paired Bluetooth enabled phone when the car starts (when the attachment is turned on when car is on) and if the phone is not reachable then provide visual and/or audible indication to user for missing phone.

b. The missing phone indication would turn off automatically after specified time (around 30 seconds) or when acknowledged by the user.

c. Allow user to turn on or off this feature.