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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Andrew J. Macdonald, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for energy management for a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle. The method includes: determining, by a processor, that a mobile device is co-located with the telematics unit while vehicle ignition of the vehicle is on, wherein the mobile device is registered as being associated with the telematics unit; determining, by the processor, that the vehicle ignition has been turned off; determining, by the processor, a location of the vehicle corresponding to where the vehicle ignition was turned off and determining, by the processor, a location of the mobile device; and implementing, by the processor, situation-specific energy management based on the determined location of the vehicle and the determined location of the mobile device.