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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Abraham Mezaael, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes one or more upfitter switches and a plurality of controllable vehicle features, wherein at least two of the features are controllable by a first of the upfitter switches, based on a dynamic configuration of the first upfitter switch. The system also includes a processor that can determine that a trigger state for reconfiguring the first upfitter switch has occurred and re-assign the first upfitter switch from controlling a first of the at least two features to controlling a second of the at least two features, responsive to the trigger state.