System and method for controlling vehicle systems from a cell phone
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1. A method for controlling systems of a vehicle with a cell phone, the method comprising:
- associating the cell phone with one or more vehicles including the vehicle through a user interface;
receiving user preferences through the user interface for sending commands from the cell phone to the vehicle for controlling the systems of the vehicle, wherein the user preferences establish commands that are (i) automatically sent by the cell phone to the vehicle in response to threshold distances between the cell phone and the vehicle being met, and (ii) received from a user utilizing the cell phone for communication to the vehicle;
establishing a wireless connection between the vehicle and the cell phone;
determining a distance between the cell phone and the vehicle;
sending one or more of the commands to the vehicle to control the systems based on the user preferences; and
displaying a status message of the vehicle to the user interface of the cell phone in response to a vehicle action being performed, wherein the user preferences indicate a plurality of vehicle actions and instructions for communicating each of a plurality of status message to the cell phone in response to each of the plurality of vehicle actions being performed.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling systems of a vehicle with a cell phone. The cell phone is associated with the vehicle through a user interface. User preferences are received through the user interface for sending commands from the cell phone to the vehicle for controlling the systems of the vehicle. A wireless connection is established between the vehicle and the cell phone. A distance is determined between the cell phone and the vehicle. One or more commands are sent to the vehicle to control the systems based on the user preferences.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling systems of a vehicle with a cell phone, the method comprising:
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associating the cell phone with one or more vehicles including the vehicle through a user interface; receiving user preferences through the user interface for sending commands from the cell phone to the vehicle for controlling the systems of the vehicle, wherein the user preferences establish commands that are (i) automatically sent by the cell phone to the vehicle in response to threshold distances between the cell phone and the vehicle being met, and (ii) received from a user utilizing the cell phone for communication to the vehicle; establishing a wireless connection between the vehicle and the cell phone; determining a distance between the cell phone and the vehicle; sending one or more of the commands to the vehicle to control the systems based on the user preferences; and displaying a status message of the vehicle to the user interface of the cell phone in response to a vehicle action being performed, wherein the user preferences indicate a plurality of vehicle actions and instructions for communicating each of a plurality of status message to the cell phone in response to each of the plurality of vehicle actions being performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cell phone for controlling systems of a vehicle, the cell phone comprising:
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a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicle system, the transceiver further configured to determine a distance between the cell phone and the vehicle system; a user interface in communication with the transceiver, the user interface configured to receive user input from a user, wherein the user interface further configured to receive user preferences linking one or more commands with one or more actions of the vehicle system, wherein the user preferences establish the (1) one or more commands that are sent automatically by the cell phone in response to threshold distances between the cell phone and the vehicle being met and (2) user input from the user associated with each of the one or more commands sent to the vehicle system from the transceiver, the user interface communicates a status of the vehicle in response to one of the one or more actions of the vehicle system being performed; and control logic in communication with the user interface configured to convert the user input to one of the one or more commands, wherein the transceiver communicates the one or more commands to the vehicle system to control the systems of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cell phone for controlling a vehicle system, the cell phone comprising:
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a processor configured to execute a set of instructions; and a memory configured to store the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are configured when executed by the processor to; associate the cell phone with one or more vehicles including the vehicle through a user interface; receive user preferences through the user interface for sending commands from the cell phone to the vehicle for controlling systems of the vehicle, wherein the user preferences establish (i) commands that are automatically sent by the cell phone to the vehicle in response to threshold distances between the cell phone and the vehicle and (ii) commands sent from the cell phone to the vehicle in response to being received from a user utilizing the cell phone; establish a wireless connection between the vehicle and the cell phone; determine a distance between the cell phone and the vehicle; send one or more of the commands to the vehicle to control the systems based on the user preferences; and communicate a status message of the vehicle to the user interface of the cell phone in response to a vehicle action being performed, wherein the user preferences indicate a plurality of vehicle actions and instructions for communicating each of a plurality of status message to the cell phone in response to each of the plurality of vehicle actions being performed. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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