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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nunzio DeCia, Northville, MI (US);
David A. Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
Arun Dutta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bill Dierker, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Cartwright, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for control module activation to monitor vehicles in a key-off state. An example system includes a vehicle at a location in a key-off state that includes a sensor for collecting damage detection data, a camera module including a camera for collecting damage identification data, and a communication module. The example system also includes a remote processor to receive the damage detection data from the communication module and detect damage to the vehicle based upon the damage detection data. The remote processor also is to send, responsive to detecting the damage, an activation signal to activate the camera.