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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:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Racklyeft, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Racklyeft, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2143 (2013.01); G07C 5/0858 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for protecting private data on a vehicle. The method comprises receiving a first signal generated by a user of the vehicle and, in response to the first signal, deleting predetermined data stored on the vehicle to prevent the private data from being accessed.