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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Patrick Lawrence Jackson Van Hoecke, Dearborn, MI (US);
Danielle Rosenblatt, Dearborn, MI (US);
Anthony Melatti, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to determine that measured vehicle variable values match a predefined set of vehicle variable values associated with recommending vehicle feature engagement. The processor is further configured to determine that the feature has not been used with a threshold frequency in a vehicle in which the variable values were measured. Also, the processor is configured to responsive to the match and use below the threshold, present a recommendation to engage the feature.