Patent ID: 9215659
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of determining whether to disconnect a wireless communication link between a communication device disposed in a vehicle and a mobile device, comprising: determining, by a processor, whether the communication device is moving or not moving; determining, by the processor, whether the mobile device has exited a proximity of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, whether the mobile device is connected to a wireless local area network; monitoring, by the processor, whether the communication device receives a signal from the mobile device during at least a predetermined time period after determining that the mobile device has exited the proximity of the vehicle or connected to a wireless local area network; and disconnecting the wireless communication link only if the communication device is not moving and the mobile device has either exited the proximity of the vehicle or connected to a wireless local area network, and the communication device does not receive a signal from the mobile device during the predetermined time period.