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Patent No.:

US 12657967 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2024

Method for retrofitting a feature of a vehicle

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Matthias Christian Reiter, Aachen, DE;

Vincent Jannick Frisch, Cologne, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:

Joseph Zane

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tyler D Paige

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06Q 30/01 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G07C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for retrofitting a feature of a vehicle is described, wherein the vehicle is designed for wireless data transmission and is designed for at least one optional feature, wherein the feature can be retrofitted wirelessly. The method comprises the following steps: entering data for identifying a vehicle using an HMI; receiving the data for identifying a vehicle by method of a data processing device and identifying a vehicle in a database; retrieving from the database and outputting via the HMI at least one optionally retrofittable feature of the identified vehicle; selecting at least one feature of the optionally retrofittable features retrieved; acquiring authorization to use the at least one selected feature; transferring data for retrofitting the at least one selected feature to the vehicle; and retrofitting the at least one selected feature during the next commissioning of the vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Reiter, Matthias. (2026). Method for retrofitting a feature of a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12657967). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12657967

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