Patent ID: 9706354
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G01C,G06Q,G07B,G08G,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. An in-vehicle computing system comprising: a user interface; a processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and storing a set of computer executable instructions including an in-vehicle access application having a proximity mode of operation and a tolling mode of operation, wherein when executed by the processor, the set of computer executable instructions causes the in-vehicle computing system to: receive a vehicle status signal from a vehicle communication bus of a vehicle; determine, based on a first state of the vehicle status signal at a first point in time, that the vehicle is in a stopped position; responsive to determining that the vehicle is in the stopped position, activate the proximity mode of operation of the in-vehicle access application, wherein in the proximity mode of operation, the in-vehicle access application detects an access device in proximity to the vehicle, and establishes a wireless communication channel between the in-vehicle computing system and the access device using an integrated wireless transceiver that is part of the vehicle; determine, based on a second state of the vehicle status signal at a second point in time, that the vehicle is moving; and responsive to determining that the vehicle is moving, activate the tolling mode of operation of the in-vehicle access application.