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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Linda Y. Harkenrider, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kier M. Mathieson, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Craig A. Lambert, Macomb, MI (US);
Inventors:
Linda Y. Harkenrider, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kier M. Mathieson, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Craig A. Lambert, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus which enables a vehicle to establish a wireless network connection to a dealership. Upon the vehicle discovering a dealership wireless node, the vehicle obtains dealership GPS coordinates and compares them to the vehicle's own GPS data to determine whether the vehicle is on the dealership's premises. If so, a WiFi connection is established. If not, the wireless node is ignored.