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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Patrick Lawrence Jackson Van Hoecke, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Dearborn, MI (US);
Danielle Rosenblatt, Dearborn, MI (US);
Anthony Melatti, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting and mitigating unauthorized vehicle license plate removal. An example vehicle includes a detection circuit having an insulator configured to slide along an axis based on a rotation of a screw holding a license plate, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, based on a position of the insulator, that the screw has been removed while the vehicle is locked, and responsively activate a camera directed toward the license plate.