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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Aaron Delong, Toledo, OH (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy Thivierge, Jr., Carleton, MI (US);
Brian Wilkerson, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); G08G 1/207 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to place a vehicle into a valet mode, restricting vehicle usage. The processor is also configured to determine that a valet tag, having a wireless connection to the vehicle, is in motion, while the vehicle is in valet mode and activate an external indicator usable to find the vehicle, responsive to the tag motion.