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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Brad Alan Ignaczak, Canton, MI (US);
Randy Michael Freiburger, Novi, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); G01S 15/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G01S 13/72 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/2611 (2013.01); B60Q 1/38 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 15/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2750/40 (2013.01); G01S 13/72 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9364 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9367 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved vehicle emergency lighting control may be implemented in a vehicle computer. Data may be collected related to a pursuit of a second vehicle. The collected data can be used to determine at least one of an action of the first vehicle and an action of the second vehicle. An emergency light in the first vehicle can be controlled based on the at least one determined action.