SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISSUING A NOTICE
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1. A method of issuing a notice, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a wireless communication device has not moved more than a set distance within a set period of time;
determining an engine of a vehicle has been running during the set period of time; and
issuing a notice from the wireless communication device if the wireless communication device has not moved more than the set distance, and engine has been running, during the set period of time.
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Abstract
A method of issuing a notice that a vehicle engine has accidentally been left running starts by determining the engine is running The method then determines if the vehicle has moved more than a set distance in a set time. If the engine remains running for set period of time while the vehicle has not moved more than a set distance, the notice is issued.
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1. A method of issuing a notice, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a wireless communication device has not moved more than a set distance within a set period of time; determining an engine of a vehicle has been running during the set period of time; and issuing a notice from the wireless communication device if the wireless communication device has not moved more than the set distance, and engine has been running, during the set period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for issuing a notice comprising:
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a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device further comprises; a geographic position indicator; a clock; a receiver; an output device; and a processor coupled to the geographic position indicator, the clock, the receiver, and the output device, wherein the receiver is configured to receive a vehicle signal, wherein the processor is configured to measure a set period of time with the clock, and wherein the processor is further configured to issue the notice with the output device when the vehicle signal is received during the set period of time while the geographic position indicator indicates a location of the processor has not changed by more than a set distance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for issuing a notice comprising:
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a vehicle having an engine, a run switch for the engine, and a vehicle transmitter, wherein the vehicle transmitter is configured to transmit a vehicle signal only while the run switch is activated; and a wireless communication device comprising a geographic position indicator, a clock, a receiver, an output device, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine if the wireless communication device has moved more than a set distance using the geographic position indicator, the processor is configured to measure a set period of time with the clock, and the processor is configured to issue the notice with the output device if the vehicle signal is received during the set period of time while the position of the wireless communication device changes by less than the set distance. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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