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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:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
John Naum Vangelov, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect a condition corresponding to low vehicle fluid. The processor is further configured to determine whether replacement fluid is available for on-site delivery to a vehicle location within a predefined time period. The processor is additionally configured to offer the fluid for sale to a user through a vehicle HMI, responsive to on-site delivery availability and, responsive to the user agreeing to purchase the fluid, instructing dispatch of a delivery entity to deliver the fluid.