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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 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 of vehicles in a key-off state. An example system includes a vehicle at a location in a key-off state that includes a battery, a communication module, and an infotainment unit to activate and present media responsive to the communication module receiving an activation signal. The example system also includes a remote processor to determine a charge level of the battery, identify a parking duration for the location, and send the activation signal responsive to the charge level being less than a threshold associated with the parking duration.