User experience of the connected automobile
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1. A method for initiating at least one process in a vehicle, comprising:
- determining, using one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point;
determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position;
determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and
delaying, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period.
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A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for initiating at least one process in a vehicle are provided. The apparatus determines an approximate position of the vehicle. In addition, the apparatus determines a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which one or more registered drivers of the vehicle is in proximity to the vehicle. Furthermore, the apparatus determines whether to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle based on the determined time period.
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1. A method for initiating at least one process in a vehicle, comprising:
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determining, using one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and delaying, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for initiating at least one process in a vehicle, comprising:
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means for determining, using one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point; means for determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position; means for determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and means for delaying, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus for initiating at least one process in a vehicle, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the vehicle, the at least one processor configured to; determine an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point; determine a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position; determine to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and delay initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication, comprising code for:
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determining, using one or more processors coupled to a vehicle, an approximate position of the vehicle based on information received from one or more of a global positioning system or at least one access point; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which a registered driver of the vehicle can reach the determined approximate position; determining, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle when a process time period for completing the at least one process is less than the determined shortest time period; and delaying, using the one or more processors coupled to the vehicle, initiating the at least one process within the vehicle for a sleep time period, wherein the sleep time period is determined based on a difference between the determined shortest time period and the process time period.
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