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US 2019/0096252 A1Published application
Method for locating a vehicle
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBrian J. Tucker, Emily C. Schubert, Jesse L. Dorogusker, Joakim Linde, Stephen Chick
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Abstract
A portable computing device can be used to locate a vehicle in a parking structure. In particular, the portable computing device can communicate with a parking system that manages the parking structure and/or with a vehicle in order to locate the vehicle. Communications between the portable computing device, parking system and vehicle can be based on one or more wireless connections, such as Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth LE connections.
Claims8
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A portable computing device, comprising:
- a display;
- a wireless communication circuit;
- and
- one or more processors connected to the display and the wireless communication circuit, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- transmit, by the wireless communication circuit to a first wireless sensor installed in proximity to a location, a request for location information;
- receive, by the wireless communication circuit, a first signal from the first wireless sensor, wherein the first signal comprises the location information;
- determine a location of a vehicle based at least in part on the location information;
- receive a second signal from a second wireless sensor of the location;
- determining a current location for the portable computing device based at least in part on the second signal;
- and
- generate guidance instructions based at least in part on the location of the vehicle and the determined current location for the portable computing device.
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