Smart unlock control by vehicle location
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1. A remote vehicle access system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a navigation module that determines a vehicle location using a Global Positioning System;
a memory that stores programmed geographic locations;
a vehicle control module that receives the vehicle location from the navigation module and that receives an unlock request from at least one of a remote access device and a door handle touch sensor and determines whether the vehicle location matches one of the programmed geographic locations; and
a body control module that unlocks a first door as a direct result, when the geographic location is automatically determined that said location, does not match one of the programmed locations.
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Abstract
A remote vehicle access system for a vehicle comprises a navigation module that determines a location of the vehicle. A vehicle control module receives an unlock request and one of unlocks a first door and unlocks at least the first door and a second door according to the unlock request and the location of the vehicle.
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1. A remote vehicle access system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a navigation module that determines a vehicle location using a Global Positioning System; a memory that stores programmed geographic locations; a vehicle control module that receives the vehicle location from the navigation module and that receives an unlock request from at least one of a remote access device and a door handle touch sensor and determines whether the vehicle location matches one of the programmed geographic locations; and a body control module that unlocks a first door as a direct result, when the geographic location is automatically determined that said location, does not match one of the programmed locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A remote vehicle access method for a vehicle, comprising:
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storing programmed vehicle locations in a memory; determining a vehicle location using a Global Positioning System and receiving the location in a vehicle control module; receiving an unlock request in the vehicle control module from at least one of a remote access device and a door handle touch sensor; determining automatically whether the vehicle location matches one of the programmed vehicle locations in memory; and unlocking a first door as a direct result, when the vehicle location does not match one of the programmed vehicle locations. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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