PARKED VEHICLE LOCATING SMARTPHONE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. In a portable device, a method comprising:
- determining a presence of a radio signal;
detecting a motion of the portable device in response to the presence of the radio signal;
determining an absence of the radio signal; and
identifying a first location of the portable device in response the absence of the radio signal and the motion of the portable device complying with a characteristic.
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Abstract
A smartphone automatically determines the location of a parked vehicle by monitoring a received signal associated with the vehicle and a motion of the smartphone. If the smartphone travels a distance greater than the coverage area of received signal while in range of the received signal, then the smartphone is determined to be traveling in a vehicle. A typical Bluetooth signal range is ten meters while a typical vehicle trip is significantly greater. The location of the smartphone is correlated to the location of the parked vehicle when the absence of the received signal is determined. Pairing of a smartphone with a Bluetooth equipped vehicle is not required to automatically determine the parked vehicle location.
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20 Claims
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1. In a portable device, a method comprising:
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determining a presence of a radio signal; detecting a motion of the portable device in response to the presence of the radio signal; determining an absence of the radio signal; and identifying a first location of the portable device in response the absence of the radio signal and the motion of the portable device complying with a characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable device comprising:
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a receiver for detecting a presence and an absence of a radio signal; a motion detector for detecting a motion of the portable device in response to the presence of the radio signal; and a location recorder for recording a first location of the portable device in response to the absence of the radio signal and the motion of the portable device complying with a characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for:
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determining a presence of a radio signal; detecting a motion of a portable device in response to the presence of the radio signal; determining an absence of the radio signal; and identifying a first location of the portable device in response the absence of the radio signal and the motion of the portable device complying with a characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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