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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Racklyeft, Troy, MI (US);
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Racklyeft, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for providing location based security for communication between a remote device and a mobile device having a global positioning system receiver for determining its current position. The method comprises receiving geographic data from the remote device, determining if the mobile device is within a predetermined geographic region based on the geographic data and the current position, and enabling subsequent communication with the remote device when the current position is within the predetermined geographic region.