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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Oswaldo Perez Barrera, Texcoco, MX;

Hedy H Morales Bolaños, Naucalpan, MX;

Alvaro Jimenez, Miguel Hidalgo, MX;

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/24 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/24 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60R 25/245 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting that smart device were left in vehicles and facilitating retrieval of such devices. Example methods may include determining that the vehicle has arrived at a destination. The method may further include determining that a first device of the user is no longer disposed in the vehicle while a second device associated with the user is still disposed in the vehicle. The method may include exchanging one or more indications associated with retrieval of the first device.


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