SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING VEHICLE ACCESS
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Abstract
A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
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48 Claims
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1-33. -33. (canceled)
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34. An electronic control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an electronic control unit programmed to permit use of the vehicle by a user while the electronic control unit is coupled to an electronic device of the user, wherein the electronic control unit comprises a communication component configured to provide communication between the electronic control unit and the electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is an instrument cluster of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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