Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Joseph Carl Beiser

James Wilhelm Heaton

Praveen Kumar Yalavarty

Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala

John Correia

Arthur Marius Vitui

Perry Robinson Macneille

Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin

Robert Bruce Kleve

Yimin Liu

John Naum Vangelov

Julius Marchwicki

Michael Raymond Westra

A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to identifying a first user via a mobile device, load a first non-person entity associated with the first user from the mobile device to configure vehicle settings, the first non-person entity including a driver setting, a first entertainment setting and a second entertainment setting; and responsive to identifying a second user entering the vehicle, switch from the first entertainment setting to a second entertainment setting.

Vehicle identity access management

A selectable vehicle profile for an electrified vehicle (EV) may be communicated to a vehicle controller to modify vehicle acceleration, generate simulated engine sounds, customize the look and feel of a vehicle instrument cluster/panel display and/or human-machine interface(s) (HMI) (including gages, menus, displays, colors etc.), control transmission simulated shift schedule and feel, control active suspension/ride control, and similar features so that the EV operates to provide a driving experience similar to a previously profiled vehicle, such as a non-electrified vehicle. Vehicle profiles may be generated by an OEM or after-market supplier based on actual measurements and/or specifications associated with operation of a particular non-electrified vehicle. The vehicle profile may be licensed for download to the EV, and/or made available through a subscription service, for example.

Electric vehicle with selectable vehicle profiles

A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for payment-related information at a wireless device. The method also includes communicating between the wireless device and a paired vehicle computing system (VCS) to verify the presence of a known vehicle. Further, the method includes transmitting requested payment-related information, responsive to the verification of the presence of the known vehicle.

Method and apparatus for identification verification and purchase validation

A system includes a processor configured to communicate, via a voice call, with a remote server over a connection established through a wireless phone in communication with the processor. The processor is also configured to deliver and receive data and instructions over a voice channel, using spoken, human-language-based communication. The processor is further configured to utilize a standardized voice, to dynamically form, transmit and interpret commands and data, including both predefined system commands and dynamically user-input variables relating to one or more system commands.

Method and apparatus for voice-based machine to machine communication

A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote application. The system also includes one or more outputs, controllable by the processor. The processor is configured to receive an advertisement for playback on at least one output, determine the suitability of the received advertisement for playback, permit or deny advertisement playback based on the suitability of the advertisement, and provide access to the at least one output upon permitting advertisement playback.

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