Method of determining user intent to use services based on proximity

摘要

A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle. The method includes making functionality of the mobile electronic device accessible through the vehicle system based on where a sensor that the mobile electronic device is paired with is physically located about the vehicle.

主权项

1. A method for accessing functionality of a mobile electronic device through a vehicle system onboard a motor vehicle comprising:
positioning a first mobile electronic device on a first pad within the motor vehicle and positioning a second mobile electronic device on a second pad within the motor vehicle; making functionality of the first mobile electronic device accessible through the onboard vehicle system by positioning the first mobile electronic device proximate to a first sensor of the first pad and positioning the second mobile electronic device away from a second sensor of the second pad; and making functionality of the second mobile electronic device accessible through the onboard vehicle system by positioning the second mobile electronic device proximate to the second sensor and positioning the first mobile electronic device away from the first sensor; wherein:
a first connected area is at a first side of the first pad, and a first disconnected area is at a second side of the first pad that is opposite to the first side of the first pad; anda second connected area is at a first side of a second pad, and a second disconnected area is at a second side of the second pad that is opposite to the first side of the second pad.