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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Paul Rork, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Bullister, Dexter, MI (US);
Kelly Lee Zechel, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive a geo-fence definition defining a geographic perimeter or point. The processor is also configured to receive a vehicle location. Further, the processor is configured to determine a distance from the vehicle location to a most proximate geo-fence point and determine a reporting-rate that varies based on proximity to the geo-fence. The processor is also configured to report a vehicle location at intervals defined by the reporting-rate.