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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Paul Roberts, Livonia, MI (US);
William Najib Mansur, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark Douglas Malone, Canton, MI (US);
Beth Ann Dalrymple, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0076 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A present location of a host vehicle is determined. A processor detects that the host vehicle is connected to a charging station. A predetermined setting associated with the present location is accessed. A charging indicator light that indicates that the vehicle is connected to a charging station in accordance with the predetermined setting is actuated.