SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE WIRELESS VEHICLE CHARGING COMMUNICATIONS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method performed by a vehicle computing system of a vehicle having a battery configured for wireless charging, comprising:
- broadcasting a signal by the vehicle computing system to establish a communication link with a vehicle wireless charging station in response to a current vehicle location being within a specified range of a previously authorized vehicle wireless charging station, and not broadcasting the signal in response to the current vehicle location being outside the specified range.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing communications with a vehicle wireless charging station include a vehicle having a battery configured for wireless charging and a vehicle computing system having a transceiver and a processor programmed to broadcast a signal by the vehicle computing system using the transceiver to establish a communication link with a vehicle wireless charging station in response to a current vehicle location being within a specified range of a previously authorized vehicle wireless charging station. The system and method may include a vehicle HMI to prompt a user for input to authorize communication with a wireless charging station that is not recognized or that has not been previously authorized. Wireless charging related broadcasts may be inhibited when the vehicle is not within a specified range of a known wireless charging station location to conserve energy and reduce potential for unauthorized responses to the vehicle broadcasts.
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1. A method performed by a vehicle computing system of a vehicle having a battery configured for wireless charging, comprising:
broadcasting a signal by the vehicle computing system to establish a communication link with a vehicle wireless charging station in response to a current vehicle location being within a specified range of a previously authorized vehicle wireless charging station, and not broadcasting the signal in response to the current vehicle location being outside the specified range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for vehicle wireless charging, comprising:
a vehicle computing system having a transceiver and a processor programmed to transmit a wireless signal from the transceiver to establish communication with a wireless charging station in response to a current vehicle location being associated with a location of the wireless charging station, and to not transmit the wireless signal in response to the current vehicle location not being associated with the location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- 17. A computer readable storage medium having stored instructions executable by a vehicle computing system to transmit a signal to establish communication with a wireless charging station only in response to a vehicle location being within a range of a location associated with the wireless charging station.
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