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Location information exchange between vehicle and device

  • US 9,240,019 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2014
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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