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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Michael B. Ames, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Derek Hopper, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Daniele Nicolini, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Michael B. Ames, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Derek Hopper, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Daniele Nicolini, Livonia, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling mobile communications involves establishing an RFID connection between an RFID tag disposed on or at a predefined location inside a cabin area of a vehicle and an RFID reader attached to a mobile communications device. Upon breaking the RFID connection, an application resident on the device recognizes that the device is no located in the predefined location. A message is automatically sent to an entity outside of the vehicle, where the message indicates that the device is no longer located at the predefined location inside the vehicle.