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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ronald J. Mesic, Jr., Warren, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
In an example, a vehicle dispensing system to dispense a product in a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle dispensing system includes a base connected to the vehicle and a dispensing apparatus connected to the base and configured to retain and dispense the product. The vehicle dispensing system includes a control module configured to determine a presence of the product retained by the dispensing apparatus or an absence of the product based upon a signal received from a sensor. The control module is also configured to track the presence of the product or the absence of the product. The control module is also configured to transmit a notification indicating the absence of the product.