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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Jerry Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Thomas Salmon, Rochester, MI (US);

Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);

Anthony Joseph Rendi, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jerry Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Thomas Salmon, Rochester, MI (US);

Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);

Anthony Joseph Rendi, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for displaying a traction control ON/OFF menu at a display module in a vehicle upon detection of vehicle characteristics and conditions that may warrant a driver's desire to manually disable the traction control feature. The method and system verify traction control is enabled on the vehicle, verify the traction control ON/OFF menu is not already being displayed at a display module, a controller receives at least one signal indicating an occasion that may warrant manual deactivation of traction control and the controller initiates displaying the traction control ON/OFF menu for the convenience of the driver.


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