Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Vilay Patel

Paul Aldighieri

Karl Douglas Vandivier

Jennifer L Brace

Dean T Wisniewski

Mark Schneider

Charles Michael Broadwater

Brian Bennie

Thomas Lee Miller

Robert Bruce Kleve

Andrea Bowes Chowanic

Kenneth Nkosi Williams

A computer-implemented navigation method for identifying one or more points of interest (POI) in a geographic location includes calculating a navigation route and receiving a reference point input. The reference point input may be unrelated to the navigation route and usable for identifying one or more POIs. The method further includes receiving one or more search parameters for searching for one or more POIs with respect to the reference point and identifying the one or more POIs based on the search parameters and reference point. The method also includes presenting the one or more POIs on a vehicle computer display.

Point of interest search, identification, and navigation

In at least one embodiment, a method for generating a speed alert with an electronic device in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating the speed at which the vehicle is traveling on a road and receiving a speed limit signal indicating the posted speed limit for the road traveled by the vehicle. The method further comprises adding a predetermined speed buffer to the posted speed limit and comparing the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer to the vehicle speed signal. The method further comprises generating an alert if the vehicle speed signal is greater than the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer.

System and method for dynamically generating a speed alert based on driver status

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Vilay Patel