Geofencing Application for Driver Convenience
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1. A system, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device; and
a processor programmed to;
output to a driver a vehicle low-fuel alert indicating a fuel station location in an area remote from a high-crime area in response to a vehicle reaching a pre-defined distance from a boundary of the high-crime area; and
activate a predefined vehicle safety function addressing the high-crime area based upon the vehicle entering the boundary.
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Abstract
A vehicle computer system, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device. The vehicle computer system further comprises a processor configured to output an alert to a driver of a vehicle indicating a location of a hazardous area when the vehicle is in a pre-defined distance from a boundary of a geo-fence of the driver defining the hazardous area, and activate a vehicle function addressing the hazardous area based upon the vehicle entering a boundary of the geo-fence.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device; and a processor programmed to; output to a driver a vehicle low-fuel alert indicating a fuel station location in an area remote from a high-crime area in response to a vehicle reaching a pre-defined distance from a boundary of the high-crime area; and activate a predefined vehicle safety function addressing the high-crime area based upon the vehicle entering the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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4. (canceled)
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10. A method, comprising:
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determining a driver of a vehicle utilizing one or more vehicle controllers; responsively receiving one or more geo-fences associated with the driver and a high-crime area along a route defined by route data; outputting an alert to the driver indicating a location of the high-crime area when the vehicle is within a pre-defined distance of the geo-fence; outputting an alert identifying a location of a fuel station in an area remote from the high-crime area based upon determining a low fuel level of the vehicle will be reached upon entering the high-crime area; and activating a predefined vehicle function addressing the high-crime area and in response to a request from a remote server based upon the vehicle entering a boundary of the geo-fence. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. (canceled)
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17. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to, in response to identifying a driver of a vehicle and a vehicle route, establish a geo-fence corresponding to the driver and a high-crime rate area along the route, and outputting an alert identifying a location of a fuel station in an area remote from the high-crime area based upon determining a low fuel level of the vehicle will be reached upon entering the high-crime area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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