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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Juanito Yu Co, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan Craig, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Helen Chan Co, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/48 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); G05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/482 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2611 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3291 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle locator system may include a sensor in communication with a lighting system, a wireless transceiver, an illumination assembly received within a housing, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a communication from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver. The communication may include a request to operate the illumination assembly in a vehicle locator mode, while a vehicle ignition is off.