	US 12,452,357 B2
	Phone detection and reminder system for a vehicle
Michael F Lentz, Macomb, MI (US); and Mark A Wilson, Oxford, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,713.
Prior Publication US 2024/0323271 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01)

CPC H04M 1/724098 (2022.02) [H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01)]

12 Claims

1. A method of providing an alert to a user of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

determining a change in a vehicle operating state from off to on;

determining that a remote electronic device is not connected to the vehicle by a wired connection between the phone and a port of the vehicle; and

providing an alert in the vehicle.