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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Brian J. Tucker, San Jose, CA (US);
Emily C. Schubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Jesse L. Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joakim Linde, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Chick, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brian J. Tucker, San Jose, CA (US);
Emily C. Schubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Jesse L. Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joakim Linde, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Chick, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computing device can be used to locate a vehicle in a parking structure. In particular, the portable computing device can communicate with a parking system that manages the parking structure and/or with a vehicle in order to locate the vehicle. Communications between the portable computing device, parking system and vehicle can be based on one or more wireless connections, such as Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth LE connections.