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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:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Kristopher Karl Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven Wayne Friedlander, Canton, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2020.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/33 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/33 (2020.01); B60K 31/0008 (2013.01); G07C 9/0069 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/112 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/143 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a method and system for an exterior display of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, configured to issue feedback prompts. An example method includes issuing a prompt via a human-machine interface on an exterior of a vehicle permitting an input indicative of an undesired condition of the vehicle.