In-vehicle control location
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1. A system comprising:
- in-vehicle components, each associated with at least one zone associated with a respective seating position of a vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle components include at least one vehicle interior light or vehicle interior speaker; and
a processor programmed tolocate a personal device as being within one of the zones;
identify notification settings of the personal device; and
invoke notification devices of the in-vehicle components associated with the zone when the notification settings indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone, wherein the notification device of the light or speaker is configured to activate lighting of the light or audible elements of the speaker to facilitate identification of a physical location of the light or speaker within the vehicle.
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Abstract
Zones may be associated with respective seating positions of a vehicle. In-vehicle components may also be associated with at least one of the zones of the vehicle. A processor may locate a personal device as being within one of the zones; identify notification settings of the personal device; and invoke notification devices of the in-vehicle components associated with the zone when the notification settings indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone. Invoking the notification devices may include invoking at least one of backlights of the in-vehicle components or existing lighting elements of the in-vehicle component.
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1. A system comprising:
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in-vehicle components, each associated with at least one zone associated with a respective seating position of a vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle components include at least one vehicle interior light or vehicle interior speaker; and a processor programmed to locate a personal device as being within one of the zones; identify notification settings of the personal device; and invoke notification devices of the in-vehicle components associated with the zone when the notification settings indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone, wherein the notification device of the light or speaker is configured to activate lighting of the light or audible elements of the speaker to facilitate identification of a physical location of the light or speaker within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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locating a personal device within one of a plurality of zones defined as respective seating positions of a vehicle, each zone including at least one in-vehicle component; displaying a user interface to the personal device describing the in-vehicle components of the zone; receiving a notify request from the user interface; invoking notification devices of at least one of the in-vehicle components of the zone responsive to the notify request; receiving a second notify request from the user interface to invoke notification devices of at least one in-vehicle component of a second zone other than the zone; and invoking the notification devices of the at least one in-vehicle component of the second zone responsive to the second notify request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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locate a personal device within one of a plurality of zones defined as respective seating positions of a vehicle, each zone including at least one in-vehicle component, wherein the in-vehicle components include at least one vehicle interior light or vehicle interior speaker; identify notification settings of the personal device; and invoke notification devices of the in-vehicle components associated with the zone when the notification settings indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone, wherein the notification device of the light or speaker is configured to activate lighting of the light or audible elements of the speaker to facilitate identification of a physical location of the light or speaker within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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locating a personal device as within one of a plurality of seating zones of a vehicle;
aridinvoking notification devices of in-vehicle components included within the zone by activating lighting elements of lights in the zone or audible elements of speakers in the zone when notification settings of the personal device indicate that the personal device has not been previously located in the zone.
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