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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Anthony Rockwell, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect a vehicle condition associated with a warning light. The processor is also configured to obtain explanatory information explaining the cause of the warning light. The processor is further configured to present the explanatory information via a vehicle display. Also, the processor is configured to present a plurality of options for further action with the explanatory information and, upon selection of one of the options, take further steps in accordance with the selection option.