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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Nkosi Williams, Canton, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Vilay Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Robert Bruce Kleve, Farmington, MI (US);
Andrea Bowes Chowanic, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Nkosi Williams, Canton, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Vilay Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Robert Bruce Kleve, Farmington, MI (US);
Andrea Bowes Chowanic, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a method for generating a speed alert with an electronic device in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating the speed at which the vehicle is traveling on a road and receiving a speed limit signal indicating the posted speed limit for the road traveled by the vehicle. The method further comprises adding a predetermined speed buffer to the posted speed limit and comparing the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer to the vehicle speed signal. The method further comprises generating an alert if the vehicle speed signal is greater than the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer.