Location information exchange between vehicle and device
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1. A system to associate a stand-alone computing device and a vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle comprising;
a head unit;
the stand-alone computing device selectively interconnected to the head unit;
an additional console display;
wherein one or more of the vehicle and the stand-alone computing device are adapted to determine if the stand-alone computing device is docked with the vehicle and then, if not docked, to determine if the stand-alone computing device is in the vehicle;
a tracking module, executed by the stand-alone computing device, programmed to determine a stand-alone computing device identifier for the stand-alone computing device to be associated with the vehicle;
if the stand-alone device is not in the vehicle, a location module, executed by the stand-alone device, programmed to;
initiate a locator routine to determine a location of the stand-alone computing device outside of the vehicle;
transmitting stand-alone computing device location information, from the stand-alone computing device to the vehicle, about the location of the stand-alone computing device; and
one or more of the additional console display and a communications device that provides the stand-alone computing device location information to a user of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.
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1. A system to associate a stand-alone computing device and a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle comprising; a head unit; the stand-alone computing device selectively interconnected to the head unit; an additional console display; wherein one or more of the vehicle and the stand-alone computing device are adapted to determine if the stand-alone computing device is docked with the vehicle and then, if not docked, to determine if the stand-alone computing device is in the vehicle; a tracking module, executed by the stand-alone computing device, programmed to determine a stand-alone computing device identifier for the stand-alone computing device to be associated with the vehicle; if the stand-alone device is not in the vehicle, a location module, executed by the stand-alone device, programmed to; initiate a locator routine to determine a location of the stand-alone computing device outside of the vehicle; transmitting stand-alone computing device location information, from the stand-alone computing device to the vehicle, about the location of the stand-alone computing device; and one or more of the additional console display and a communications device that provides the stand-alone computing device location information to a user of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to associate a stand-alone computing device and a vehicle comprising:
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determining, by one or more of the vehicle and the stand-alone computing device, if the stand-alone computing device is docked with the vehicle; if the stand-alone device is not docked with the vehicle, determining, by one or more of the vehicle and the stand-alone computing device, if the stand-alone computing device is in the vehicle; if the stand-alone device is not docked with the vehicle or not in the vehicle; determining, by a tracking module executed by the stand-alone computing device, a stand-alone computing device identifier for the stand-alone computing device to be associated with the vehicle; initiating, by a location module executed by the stand-alone computing device, a locator routine to determine a location of the stand-alone computing device outside the vehicle; sending a communication, by the stand-alone computing device and to the vehicle, comprising the stand-alone computing device location information about the location outside of the vehicle of the stand-alone computing device; and providing the stand-alone computing device location information on one or more of an additional console display and a communications device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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