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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Matthew Whitaker, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Kurecka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emily Reyna, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hari Srinivasan, Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Matthew Whitaker, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Kurecka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emily Reyna, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hari Srinivasan, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G08G 1/0969 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
To obtain point of interest information in a vicinity of a vehicle, the vehicle selects a reference point away from the current location of the vehicle. A region is formed, including the current location of the vehicle, based on the reference point. Points of interest falling within the region are communicated to the vehicle.