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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raymond J. Kiefer, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/16 (2006.01); B60N 2/48 (2006.01); B60N 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B06B 1/16 (2013.01); B60N 2/449 (2013.01); B60N 2/48 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); B60N 2002/4485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving alert settings configured by a user through a user interface; and selectively generating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, an auditory alert device, and a visual alert device based on the alert settings.