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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Babak Forutanpour, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Beckley, San Diego, CA (US);
Shivakumar Balasubramanyam, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin Renschler, San Diego, CA (US);
Babak Forutanpour, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Beckley, San Diego, CA (US);
Shivakumar Balasubramanyam, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin Renschler, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for initiating at least one process in a vehicle are provided. The apparatus determines an approximate position of the vehicle. In addition, the apparatus determines a shortest time period based on the determined approximate position in which one or more registered drivers of the vehicle is in proximity to the vehicle. Furthermore, the apparatus determines whether to initiate the at least one process within the vehicle based on the determined time period.