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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2025
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Joseph Hermann, Troy, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a sensor unit and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may detect a presence of a first user in the vehicle. The processor may determine that the first user is present in the vehicle based on inputs obtained from the sensor unit. The processor may further obtain information associated with a subscription for a vehicle feature owned by the first user or lent to the first user by a second user, responsive to determining that the first user is present in the vehicle. The processor may additionally change an operational state of the vehicle feature from an inaccessible state to an accessible state based on the information.
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