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Patent No.:

US 10232856 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2016

Vehicle user-communication system and method

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Ahmad Khalifeh, Dearborn, MI (US);

Levasseur Tellis, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank A. MacKenzie

Bejin Bieneman PLC

Primary Examiner:

Jason Holloway

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B60W 2540/00 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2637 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A controller includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to control steering and at least one of propulsion and braking of a vehicle while following a route segment and, during the route segment, to activate a user interface at a frequency based on at least one of an elapsed duration of the route segment, an age of a user, a time of day, and a route-segment topology.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Khalifeh, Ahmad. (2019). Vehicle user-communication system and method (U.S. Patent No. 10232856). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10232856

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