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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Pavan K. Namineni, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US);
Xi Ju, Troy, MI (US);
Mofei Liu, Westland, MI (US);
Bernard Laurus, Canton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of providing one or more vehicle functions at a vehicle, the method including: when the vehicle is in a powered off state, periodically scanning for short-range wireless communication (SRWC) devices using a SRWC chipset and, as a result of the scanning, receiving a connection request from a mobile device; in response thereto, establishing a SRWC connection with the mobile device using the SRWC chipset; after establishing the SRWC connection, authorizing the mobile device to access one or more vehicle functions; then, performing an initialization suite of operations, wherein the initialization suite of operations includes initializing at least one vehicle system module, and wherein the initialization suite of operations is performed in response to a predictive user determination indicative of an imminent user interaction with the vehicle; and executing the initialization suite of operations at the vehicle.