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1. A portable user-carried device including:
- wireless communication circuitry capable of determining a relative direction of a wireless signal in a vehicle; and
a processor programmed to determine a location of the device within a vehicle based upon the relative direction of the wireless signal as determined by the wireless communication circuitry
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Abstract
In one disclosed embodiment, a portable user-carried device includes wireless communication circuitry capable of determining a relative direction of a wireless signal in a vehicle. A processor may be programmed to determine a location of the device within a vehicle based upon the relative direction of the wireless signal as determined by the wireless communication circuitry. In a disclosed method for activating a function in a vehicle, a state of a user-carried portable device is determined. A function is activated based upon the state of the user-carried portable device.
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8 Claims
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1. A portable user-carried device including:
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wireless communication circuitry capable of determining a relative direction of a wireless signal in a vehicle; and a processor programmed to determine a location of the device within a vehicle based upon the relative direction of the wireless signal as determined by the wireless communication circuitry
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2. A method for activating a function in a vehicle including the steps of:
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a) determining a state of a user-carried portable device; and b) activating a function based upon the state of the user-carried portable device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. The method of 2 wherein in said step a) a gps-determined location of the user-carried mobile device.
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