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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Stanley G. Schwarz, Indialantic, FL (US);
Jeffrey H. Frank, Littleton, CO (US);
Christopher M. Macheca, Centennial, CO (US);
Gerald A. Morgan, Littleton, CO (US);
Franco Chirico, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Stanley G. Schwarz, Indialantic, FL (US);
Jeffrey H. Frank, Littleton, CO (US);
Christopher M. Macheca, Centennial, CO (US);
Gerald A. Morgan, Littleton, CO (US);
Franco Chirico, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Gordon*Howard Associates, Inc., Littleton, CO (US);
Abstract
Selectively enabling a vehicle by way of a portable wireless device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: enabling a vehicle when a portable wireless device is communicatively coupled to an onboard device by way of a first communication network; sending an indication of location of the vehicle to a data center; and disabling the vehicle when the portable wireless device is no longer communicatively coupled to the onboard device. In some cases, the sending by: receiving global positioning system (GPS) signals by the portable wireless device; establishing that the portable wireless device is proximate to the vehicle; and sending an indication of location to the data center, the sending by the portable wireless device.