INITIATING AN ALERT BASED ON A MOBILE DEVICE BEING LEFT BEHIND

• US 20160217675A1
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Schroeder, Jeffrey Mark, Madau, Dinu Petre, Zack, Gary Edward
• Granted Patent: US 9,805,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/00 Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A system and method for indicating an alert associated with a mobile device are provided. The system includes a device detector to detect whether the mobile device is in a state of wireless charging; an exit signal receiver to detect an event associated with an exit; a device determiner to determine, after the event is detected, whether the mobile device is in an area associated with the wireless charging; and a vehicle notifier to transmit an alert based the determination by the device determiner. Also provided is a method for augmenting a wireless charging system with a notification system.

Claims

1. A system for indicating an alert associated with a mobile device, comprising:

a device detector to detect whether the mobile device is in a state of wireless charging or in an area for wireless charging;

an exit signal receiver to detect an event associated with an exit;

a device determiner to determine, after the event is detected, whether the mobile device is in an area associated with the wireless charging; and

a vehicle notifier to transmit an alert based the determination by the device determiner.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the event is the disengagement of a vehicle operation.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the event is generated in response to a vehicle door opening.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the event is generated in response to a video capturing device detecting the exit of a person.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is a sound generated from the vehicle or the mobile device.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is a light generated from the vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is communicated wirelessly or wired to a secondary device.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the secondary device is a key fob.

9. A method for indicating an alert associated with a mobile device, comprising:

detecting a wireless coupling between a wireless charging system and the mobile device or in an area for wireless charging;

receiving a vehicle exit signal based on a detection of an event associated with an exit;

determining whether the mobile device is on the wireless charging system; and

transmitting an alert based on the determination.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the event is the disengagement of a vehicle operation.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the event is generated in response to a vehicle door opening.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the event is generated in response to a video capturing device detecting the exit of a person.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the alert is an audible sound is generated from the vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the alert is a visual signal is generated from the vehicle.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the alert is communicated wirelessly to a secondary device.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the secondary device is a key fob.

17. A method for augmenting a wireless charging system with a notification system, comprising:

attaching the wireless charging system to the notification system;

attaching a vehicle exit detection system to the notification system; and

attaching an alert system to the notification system,

wherein the alert system is configured to generate an alert in response to a mobile device being disposed on a wireless charging system and an exit being detected via the vehicle exit detection system.