Self-reported tracking methods including a trip plan with an expected duration or expected return
First Claim
1. A self-reported tracking method, comprising:
- receiving, at an in-vehicle application resident on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit of a vehicle or an application resident on a memory of a mobile device, a trip plan, the trip plan including an expected trip duration, an expected trip return, or combinations thereof;
any of monitoring, facilitated by an in-vehicle bus connected to the infotainment unit, the vehicle for a return event, or monitoring, facilitated by a monitoring system of the mobile device, the mobile device for a return event; and
any of;
i) receiving a notification at the in-vehicle application that the return event has been recognized; and
identifying that the return event has occurred prior to or at expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof;
orii) recognizing, by the in-vehicle application, that the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof has expired, and that no notification of the return event has been received; and
transmitting, from a communications module of the infotainment unit, a pending alert notification to a party outside of the vehicle;
oriii) receiving a notification at the application that the return event has been recognized; and
identifying that the return event has occurred prior to or at expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof;
oriv) recognizing, by the application, that the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof has expired, and that no notification of the return event has been received; and
transmitting, from the mobile device, a pending alert notification to a party outside of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A trip plan is received at an in-vehicle application on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit or at an application on a mobile device memory. The trip plan includes an expected trip duration and/or an expected trip return. An in-vehicle bus facilitates monitoring for a return event, or a mobile device monitoring system facilitates monitoring for a return event. In an example, a notification that the return event has been recognized is received at one of the applications. The return event is identified as having occurred prior to or at the expiration of the expected trip duration and/or return. In another example, one of the applications recognizes that the expected trip duration and/or the return has expired and that no notification of the return event has been received, and a pending alert notification is transmitted to another party.
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19 Claims
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1. A self-reported tracking method, comprising:
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receiving, at an in-vehicle application resident on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit of a vehicle or an application resident on a memory of a mobile device, a trip plan, the trip plan including an expected trip duration, an expected trip return, or combinations thereof; any of monitoring, facilitated by an in-vehicle bus connected to the infotainment unit, the vehicle for a return event, or monitoring, facilitated by a monitoring system of the mobile device, the mobile device for a return event; and any of; i) receiving a notification at the in-vehicle application that the return event has been recognized; and identifying that the return event has occurred prior to or at expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof;
orii) recognizing, by the in-vehicle application, that the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof has expired, and that no notification of the return event has been received; and transmitting, from a communications module of the infotainment unit, a pending alert notification to a party outside of the vehicle;
oriii) receiving a notification at the application that the return event has been recognized; and identifying that the return event has occurred prior to or at expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof;
oriv) recognizing, by the application, that the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof has expired, and that no notification of the return event has been received; and transmitting, from the mobile device, a pending alert notification to a party outside of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A self-reported tracking method, comprising:
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receiving, at a server from an in-vehicle application resident on a memory of an in-vehicle infotainment unit of a vehicle, a trip plan, the trip plan including an expected trip duration, an expected trip return, or combinations thereof; after expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof, transmitting a location request to the vehicle or to a mobile communications device associated with the vehicle from the server; and
any of;i) receiving a response from the vehicle or from the mobile communications device;
orii) receiving no response from the vehicle or from the mobile communications device; and transmitting an alert notification to a party outside of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A self-reported tracking system, comprising:
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a microprocessor; a memory associated with the microprocessor; a monitoring system connected to the microprocessor, the monitoring system to monitor for a return event; and an application resident on the memory, the application including computer readable instructions for; receiving a trip plan including an expected trip duration, an expected trip return, or combinations thereof; and
each of;i) receiving a notification from the monitoring system that the return event is recognized; and identifying that the return event has occurred prior to expiration of the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof; and ii) recognizing that the expected trip duration, the expected trip return, or the combinations thereof has expired, and that no notification of the return event has been received; and initiating transmission of a pending alert notification to a party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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