Method for providing a valet mode in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle, said valet mode selectively operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from an initial location determined at the time said valet mode is activated or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed while said valet mode is activated, said method comprising:
- providing a mobile router in said vehicle, said mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network transceiver to access a wide area network, and a mobile wireless local area network movable with said vehicle comprising a wireless local area network transceiver, said mobile router operable to connect a wireless mobile device in said vehicle to said mobile wireless local area network and to maintain a connection to said wide area network;
providing said mobile router with a valet mode program executable to provide said valet mode operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than said predetermined radius from said initial location or has traveled at a speed in excess of said predetermined speed;
operating said mobile router to determine said initial location of said vehicle;
providing a valet application program to a wireless device;
utilizing said valet application program to program said wireless device to provide a valet user interface, said valet application program being executable by said wireless device such that said wireless device is usable to activate and deactivate said valet mode;
utilizing said valet user interface to activate and deactivate said valet mode via one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface;
operating said mobile router such that at the time said valet mode is activated, said mobile router determines said initial location of said vehicle and activates a predetermined boundary of predetermined radius about said initial location of said vehicle;
automatically operating said mobile router when said valet mode is activated to detect if said vehicle travels beyond said predetermined boundary; and
operating said mobile router to automatically cause a notification to be sent to said wireless device via one of said wide area network and said mobile wireless local area network upon said mobile router detecting that said vehicle travels beyond said predetermined boundary.
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Abstract
A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle comprises: providing a mobile router in the vehicle; operating the mobile router to substantially continuously determine the current location of the vehicle; providing a valet application program to a wireless device; utilizing the valet application program to program the wireless device to provide a valet user interface; utilizing the valet user interface to activate and deactivate a valet mode at the mobile router; operating the mobile router such that when the valet mode is activated, the mobile router activates a predetermined a boundary of predetermined radius about the current location of the vehicle; automatically operating the mobile router when the valet mode is activated to detect if the boundary is exceeded; and operating the mobile router to automatically cause a notification to be sent to the wireless device upon the router detecting that the vehicle exceeds the boundary.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle, said valet mode selectively operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from an initial location determined at the time said valet mode is activated or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed while said valet mode is activated, said method comprising:
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providing a mobile router in said vehicle, said mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network transceiver to access a wide area network, and a mobile wireless local area network movable with said vehicle comprising a wireless local area network transceiver, said mobile router operable to connect a wireless mobile device in said vehicle to said mobile wireless local area network and to maintain a connection to said wide area network; providing said mobile router with a valet mode program executable to provide said valet mode operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than said predetermined radius from said initial location or has traveled at a speed in excess of said predetermined speed; operating said mobile router to determine said initial location of said vehicle; providing a valet application program to a wireless device; utilizing said valet application program to program said wireless device to provide a valet user interface, said valet application program being executable by said wireless device such that said wireless device is usable to activate and deactivate said valet mode; utilizing said valet user interface to activate and deactivate said valet mode via one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface; operating said mobile router such that at the time said valet mode is activated, said mobile router determines said initial location of said vehicle and activates a predetermined boundary of predetermined radius about said initial location of said vehicle; automatically operating said mobile router when said valet mode is activated to detect if said vehicle travels beyond said predetermined boundary; and operating said mobile router to automatically cause a notification to be sent to said wireless device via one of said wide area network and said mobile wireless local area network upon said mobile router detecting that said vehicle travels beyond said predetermined boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle, said valet mode selectively operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from an initial location determined at the time said valet mode is activated or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed while said valet mode is activated, said method comprising:
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providing a mobile router in said vehicle, said mobile router comprising a mobile router wireless wide area network interface to access a wide area network, a mobile wireless local area network and a mobile router wireless local area network interface to access said mobile wireless local area network, said mobile router operable to provide a connection for a wireless mobile device in said vehicle with said wide area network and with said mobile wireless local area network while said vehicle is mobile and stationary, said mobile router operable to communicate with a network operations center via a selected one of said wide area network and said mobile wireless local area network; providing said mobile router with a valet mode program, said valet mode program being executable by said mobile router to provide said valet mode; providing said vehicle with a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; coupling said GPS receiver to said mobile router; providing a valet application program to a wireless device, said valet application program executable to communicate commands to said mobile router to control said valet mode, said wireless device comprising a touch screen display, said wireless device having access to at least one of a device wireless local area network and a device wireless wide area network; utilizing said valet application program to provide a valet user interface comprising an image on said touch screen display; utilizing said image to activate and deactivate said valet mode;
activating said valet mode via a selected one of said mobile router wireless wide area network interface and said mobile muter wireless local area network interface;operating said mobile router to capture said initial location of said vehicle from said GPS receiver when said valet mode is activated; operating said mobile router ha cooperation with said GPS receiver to establish a predetermined radius about said initial location of said vehicle; operating said mobile router in cooperation with said GPS receiver, while said valet mode is activated, to detect if a current location of said vehicle exceeds said predetermined radius from said initial location; and operating said mobile router to Send a notification message to said wireless device when said mobile router detects said predetermined radius is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle, said valet mode selectively operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from an initial location determined at the time said valet mode is activated or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed while said valet mode is activated, said method comprising:
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providing a mobile router in said vehicle, said mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface for connecting to a cellular network and a wireless local area network interface for connecting to a mobile wireless local area network, said mobile router operable to provide a connection for a wireless mobile device in said vehicle with said mobile wireless local area network and said wireless wide area network, said mobile router comprising a valet mode program, said valet mode program executable to provide said valet mode; operating said mobile router to determine a current location of said vehicle; providing a valet application program to a wireless device programmable to comprise a customizable user interface, said wireless device having access to at least one of a device wireless local area network and said cellular network, said valet application program executable to determine to control said valet mode; utilizing said valet application program to program said wireless device to provide a valet user interface; utilizing said valet user interface to activate and deactivate said valet mode at said mobile router; activating said valet mode via a selected one of said mobile wireless local area network and said cellular network; operating said mobile router such that when said valet mode is activated, said mobile router captures an initial location of said vehicle determined at the time of activation and activates a predetermined boundary of predetermined radius about said initial location of said vehicle and activates a maximum speed limit for said vehicle; operating said mobile router while said valet mode is activated to detect if a current location of said vehicle exceeds said predetermined radius from said initial location or if said maximum speed limit is exceeded; and operating said mobile router to cause a notification to be sent to said wireless device upon said mobile router detecting that said vehicle exceeds said predetermined radius from said initial location or exceeds said maximum speed limit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for providing a valet mode for a vehicle, said valet mode selectively operable to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from an initial location determined at the time said valet mode is activated or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed while said valet mode is activated, said method comprising:
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providing a mobile router in said vehicle, said mobile router comprising a mobile router wireless wide area network interface to access a cellular network, a mobile wireless local area network, and a mobile router wireless local area network interface to access said mobile wireless local area network, said mobile router operable to provide a connection to said cellular network for a wireless mobile device in said vehicle via said mobile router wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network; providing said mobile router with a valet mode program, said valet mode program executable to provide said valet mode to determine whether said vehicle has moved more than a predetermined radius from said initial location or has traveled at a speed in excess of a predetermined speed; providing said vehicle with a global positioning system (GPS) receiver;
coupling said GPS receiver to said mobile router;providing a valet application program to a wireless device comprising a touch screen display, said wireless device having access to at least one of a device wireless local area network and a device wireless wide area network; utilizing said valet application program to provide a valet user interface comprising an image on said touch screen display; utilizing said image to activate and deactivate said valet mode such that when said valet mode is activated, said mobile router and said GPS receiver cooperate to establish a boundary comprising a predetermined radius about said initial location of said vehicle and to establish a maximum speed limit for said vehicle; activating said valet mode via a selected one of said device wireless local area network and said device wireless wide area network and via a selected one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network; operating said mobile router while said valet mode is activated in cooperation with said GPS receiver to detect if a current location of said vehicle is outside said boundary from said initial location or if said maximum speed limit is exceeded; and operating said mobile router to send a notification message to said wireless device when said mobile router detects that one or both of said boundary and said maximum speed limit are exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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