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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ryan M. Edwards, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of providing an alert that a portable electronic device has been left at a vehicle. The method comprises determining that an occupant has exited the vehicle. The method further comprises detecting that a portable electronic device is located at the vehicle. When it has been determined that the occupant has left the vehicle and that the electronic device has been left behind, the method still further comprises generating an alert to notify the occupant that the electronic device has been left at the vehicle. A system for performing or utilizing the above-described methodology is also provided.