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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Patrick Kevin Holub, Novi, MI (US);
Mark Scalf, Warren, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Northville, MI (US);
Patrick Kevin Holub, Novi, MI (US);
Mark Scalf, Warren, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises a location monitor for determining vehicle coordinates for an instantaneous vehicle position within a predetermined reference system. A jurisdictional map database is provided for relating a plurality of jurisdictions to corresponding ranges of coordinates in the predetermined reference system. A regulation database is provided for relating a plurality of vehicle functions to corresponding parametric limitations for respective jurisdictions. A user interface is coupled to the regulation database for configuring at least one of the parametric limitations. A controller is coupled to the location monitor, the jurisdictional map database, and the regulation database for identifying a current jurisdiction in response to the vehicle coordinates, identifying at least one vehicle function having a parametric limitation for the current jurisdiction, and modifying the action of the identified vehicle function to comply with the respective parametric limitation.