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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:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Nithya Somanath, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Shiqi Qiu, Canton, MI (US);

Arun Dutta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Bhagyashri S. Katti, Novi, MI (US);

Matthew R. Goulet, LaSalle, CA;

Nicholas Alexander Scheufler, Flat Rock, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/414 (2011.01); G08G 1/0965 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0965 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.02);
Abstract

A vehicle includes one or more vehicle-exterior displays and a processor. The vehicle receives indication of a second proximate vehicle, the indication including viewing preferences for an occupant of the second proximate vehicle. The vehicle selects content for display on at least one of the vehicle-exterior displays and selects at least one display having an exterior orientation determined to be viewable based on a heading of the second proximate vehicle. The vehicle then displays the selected content on the selected display.


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