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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Derek A. Thompson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Darin P. Rosekrans, South Lyon, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Pierfelice, Canton, MI (US);
Frankie B. Reed, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Stephen L. Robertson, Surprise, AZ (US);
John Charles Rafferty, Dexter, MI (US);
Clinton John Williams, Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for trailer safety is provided. The method includes: receiving a request to perform a trailer safety check, wherein the request is associated with a vehicle and a trailer; in response to the request, providing a trailer safety checklist, wherein the trailer safety checklist includes a plurality of user-interface elements, and at least one of the user-interface elements corresponds to a light component of the trailer; receiving a first signal indicating that an operator has selected the user-interface element corresponding to the light component of the trailer, wherein the operator is located outside of the vehicle; and in response to the first signal, causing the light component of the trailer corresponding to the selected user-interface element to turn on.