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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Devinder Singh Kochhar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Devinder Singh Kochhar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In a first illustrative embodiment, a computer implemented method includes detecting a plurality of context providing devices accessible to a vehicle computing system. The illustrative method further includes evaluating context relevant information from each of the detected devices to compile a display. The illustrative method also includes outputting a compiled display to a vehicle display, including at least one portion of the display initially dedicated to vehicle-based service content and at least one portion of the display dedicated to content from a context providing device.