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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Aditya S. Kamini, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hassan A. Elnajjar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Richard Elswick, Warren, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system of determining a parked location of a vehicle, the method including: establishing a short-range wireless communication (SRWC) connection with the vehicle using a personal SRWC device, wherein the SRWC connection operates according to a first protocol; carrying out a SRWC service that is associated with the SRWC; detecting termination of the SRWC service independently of a termination of the SRWC connection; in response to the detection of the termination of the SRWC service, obtaining a location of the personal SRWC device; and storing the location of the personal SRWC device as a parked location of the vehicle.