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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2017
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Annette Lynn Huebner, White Lake, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

James Stewart Rankin, II, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B62D 15/0265 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to provide a remote vehicle controller a varied level of vehicle driving control, to drive a vehicle via the controller, responsive to a determination of the remote vehicle controller location relative to the vehicle. The controller interface may be visually adaptable based on a particular designated style of control, including, for example, in-vehicle control, near-vehicle control and far-from-vehicle control.


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