REMOTE VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM PURGE

• US 20150260529A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Petersen, Peter Eric
• Application Number:
  US14/215,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20150260529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

A vehicle includes a navigation system, a communication interface, and a processing device. The navigation system is configured to store location information. The communication interface is configured to receive a message containing a purge command from a remote server. The processing device is configured to purge the location information from the navigation system in response to receiving the purge command.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a navigation system configured to store location information;

a communication interface configured to receive a message from a remote server, the message including a purge command; and

a processing device configured to purge the location information from the navigation system in response to receiving the purge command.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location information identifies a user'"'"'s home address.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location information identifies a user'"'"'s work address.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location information includes at least one point of interest.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to purge the location information by deleting the location information from a memory device.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to encrypt the memory device.

7. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the memory device is encrypted after the location information is deleted from the memory device.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein purging the location information prevents the navigation system from accessing the location information.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the purge command commands the vehicle to delete the location information from the navigation system.

9. A method comprising:

storing location information in a memory device associated with a navigation system;

receiving a message from a remote server, the message including a purge command; and

purging the location information from the memory device in response to receiving the purge command.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the location information identifies a user'"'"'s home address.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the location information identifies a user'"'"'s work address.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the location information includes at least one point of interest.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein purging the location information includes deleting the location information from the memory device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein purging the location information includes encrypting the memory device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the memory device is encrypted after the location information is deleted from the memory device.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein purging the location information prevents the navigation system from accessing the location information.

17. A system comprising:

a remote server configured to receive a purge request from a user device over a communication network;

wherein the remote server is configured to transmit a message to a vehicle, the message including a purge command commanding the vehicle to purge location information from a navigation system.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the location information identifies at least one of a user'"'"'s home address and a user'"'"'s work address.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein purging the location information prevents the navigation system from accessing the location information.