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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Nathan D. Ampunan, Novi, MI (US);
Richard H. Lieblein, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Christopher T. Thibodeau, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nathan D. Ampunan, Novi, MI (US);
Richard H. Lieblein, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Christopher T. Thibodeau, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/037 (2013.01); H04W 4/001 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of communicating with a vehicle is provided. The method includes: initiating a communication with a vehicle activation application of a vehicle using a personal handheld device; authenticating, using a processor, the personal handheld device based on the communication; and selectively activating one or more components of a vehicle network based on the authenticating.