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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Jeffrey Yeung, Canton, MI (US);
Yimin Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Omar Makke, Lyon Township, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for vehicle HVAC control are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a portable device interface of a vehicle, the portable device interface to be communicatively coupled with a portable device, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control system of the vehicle, where the HVAC control system is to be communicatively coupled to the portable device interface. The example apparatus also includes a processor to control the HVAC control system based on signals received at the portable device interface from the portable device.