iPhone turned the car key remote control car

Apple's filing a patent application on October 22 with the US Patent and Trademark Office, describes an iPhone can be used to control the car's technology.

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The technology uses a geo-fencing technology, users can detect the distance iPhone and vehicles, and auto-complete lock your car, start the engine and opened the trunk and other activities.

Start the car with a cell phone is not a new technology, the market has a lot of applications can achieve similar functionality, but Apple plans when the user enters or exits the geofence automate these tasks.

For example, if the user leaves the car, iPhone will send a signal to lock your car and start the alarm system. And when the user re-enters geofenced area, this technology also can automatically lock your car, and turn off the alarm system. In addition, if the user went behind the car, iPhone will emit a signal to open the trunk.

The technology to detect whether the user is not necessarily limited to the geographic area within or outside the fence. Apple also explained that the application documents, the system can also send out signals over long distances, so that when the user is ready to detect early hot car drove away.