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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fling Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Johannes Kristinsson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Shiqi Qiu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to user input to pick up an item at a shop, calculate an estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the shop and a predicted preparation time for the item by the shop; and responsive to a current time being within a grace period to the preparation time before the ETA, place an order for the item.