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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andre Aaron Melson, Fremont, CA (US);
John Michael Galan Ferrer, Carson, CA (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2013.01); H04M 1/72577 (2013.01); H04M 1/6083 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04M 1/72572 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example in-vehicle infotainment control systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request from a mobile device to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle. The method determines whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold and whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle. If the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger, the mobile device is allowed to control the IVI system.