Method and Apparatus for Customized Vehicle Sound-Based Location
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Bruce Kleve, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Abstract
A system includes a vehicle-based processor configured to receive a wireless vehicle-locate request from a remote device. The processor is also configured to receive an instruction from the remote device relating to selection of an outputtable tone and output, through use of one or more external vehicle sound systems, a selected tone in accordance with the instruction.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a vehicle-based processor configured to:
- receive a wireless vehicle-locate request from a remote device;
- receive an instruction from the remote device relating to selection of a user defined outputtable tone;
- and
- output, through use of one or more external vehicle sound systems, a selected tone in accordance with the instruction.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a wireless vehicle-locate request from a remote device;
- receiving an instruction from the remote device relating to selection of a user defined outputtable tone;
- and
- outputting, through use of one or more external vehicle sound systems, a selected tone in accordance with the instruction.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instruction that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a wireless vehicle-locate request from a remote device;
- receiving an instruction from the remote device relating to selection of a user defined outputtable tone;
- and
- outputting, through use of one or more external vehicle sound systems, a selected tone in accordance with the instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.