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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Canton, MI (US);
Doron M. Elliott, Detroit, MI (US);
Stephanie Lynne Janczak, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for masking an in-coming call from a portable communication device (PCD) in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a controller that is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to transmit a first signal to a PCD to block a notification of an incoming call in the event the driver status signal indicates that the driver is the secondary driver.