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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. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G08G 1/162 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/402 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
A vehicle including a human machine interface (HMI); a light sensor configured to receive a light pulse emitted from an illumination device, wherein the light pulse includes an original message in a modulated format; and one or more controllers programmed to demodulate the light pulse to obtain the original message, wherein the original message identifies an object on which the illumination device is attached, convert the original message into a processed message, and output the processed message via the HMI.