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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus and a method for transmitting at least one of an audio signal and a video signal based on driver status and an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event is provided. The apparatus comprises an entertainment device. The entertainment device is configured to receive a key identification signal from a key indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver and to receive a vehicle status signal to detect the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event. The entertainment device is further configured to disable the transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event.