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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:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Crimando, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes restricting an accessible number of applications while an application-limiting state exists in a vehicle. In this embodiment, the restricting including re-ordering displayed application icons such that applications having a user-designated priority associated therewith are still accessible on a vehicle display being limited by the restricting.