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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Joseph Paul Rork, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Whitaker, Canton, MI (US);
Chiwei John Lee, Canton, MI (US);
Yitah Richard Wu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Joseph Paul Rork, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Whitaker, Canton, MI (US);
Chiwei John Lee, Canton, MI (US);
Yitah Richard Wu, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on the inventory information and a history of vehicle locations associated with the inventory information. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing at least one suggested vehicle destination based on the identified patterns and assets detected in the vicinity of the vehicle.