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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Charles Ray Elkins, Commerce, MI (US);
Dave Richard Tengler, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James W. Helmke, Highland, MI (US);
Charles Ray Elkins, Commerce, MI (US);
Dave Richard Tengler, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James W. Helmke, Highland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle has a lighting control module and a HD radio receiver. The lighting control module provides an indication of daytime operation of the vehicle and an indication of night-time operation of the vehicle. The HD radio receiver is configured for selecting between outputting digital format audio content of a radio signal and outputting analog format audio content of the HD radio signal dependent upon a HD signal sensitivity threshold. The HD radio receiver sets the HD signal sensitivity threshold to one of a plurality of different night-time HD signal sensitivity threshold values as a function of a signal strength characteristic of the HD radio signal when the lighting control module provides the indication of night-time operation thereto. The HD radio receiver sets the HD signal sensitivity threshold to a daytime HD signal sensitivity threshold value when the lighting control module provides the indication of daytime operation thereto.