Patent ID: 9100789
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: at least one interface to one wireless link; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; a memory comprising a stored predetermined radius; a stored predetermined speed limit stored in said memory; said memory comprising a valet mode program to provide a valet mode for said vehicle, said valet mode program executable to determine an initial location of said vehicle at the time said valet mode is activated, said valet mode program executable while said valet mode is activated to determine a current location of said vehicle to determine if said vehicle is moved more than said stored predetermined radius from said initial location, and said valet mode program executable to determine if said vehicle travels at a speed in excess of said stored predetermined speed limit; a processor operable to execute said valet mode program, said processor operable with said valet mode program to capture said initial location of said vehicle from said GPS receiver each time said valet mode is activated, said processor operable during the time that said valet mode is activated, to capture said current location from said GPS receiver, said processor operable with said valet mode program to determine if said vehicle travels beyond said stored predetermined radius from said initial location; said processor responds to an externally generated activate command to activate said valet mode and responds to an externally generated deactivate command to deactivate said valet mode; said processor receives said activate and deactivate commands via said at least one wireless link, said activate and deactivate commands originating at a device comprising a valet mode application executable to initiate said activate and deactivate commands; said processor upon receiving said activate command determines said initial location for said vehicle and subsequently while said valet mode is activated monitors the speed of said vehicle; said processor is operable to determine if said vehicle exceeds said stored predetermined speed limit while said valet mode is activated; and said processor is operable, while said valet mode is activated, to cause a notification to be sent to said device if said stored predetermined radius is exceeded or if said stored predetermined speed limit is exceeded.