Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Gary John Rushton

Patrick William Gibson

James Edwin Blatchford

Joseph V Bejster

Florian Frischmuth

Trevor Williams

Charles Allen Everhart

Robert S Zabinski

A voice activated control system responsive to spoken voice commands is integrated with an advanced central display/control unit having dedicated and reconfigurable push buttons to control individual vehicle accessories in a complementary fashion as well as in standalone modes. The two controllers share additional input and output resources including reconfigurable steering wheel switches and a heads-up display showing the current configuration of the steering wheel switches. Thus, a driver can control a plurality of adjustable parameters of a plurality of vehicle accessories with a convenient and easy to use interface which makes efficient use of hardware and reduces costs.

Vehicle accessory control with integrated voice and manual activation

A circuit for compensating for failure of a light source includes a first light source having a first function and a first intensity associated therewith and a second light source having a second function and a second intensity associated therewith. A controller is connected to the first and second light sources, for detecting a current to the first light source. Upon detection of a failure of the first light source, the controller modulates the second light source to provide the function of the first light source with a substantially the first intensity.

Circuit for compensating for failure of a light source in an automotive

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Gary John Rushton