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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:
Jun. 13, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Jeffrey Allen Greenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Brad Alan Ignaczak, Canton, MI (US);

Patrick Kevin Holub, Novi, MI (US);

John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);

Gary Steven Strumolo, Canton, MI (US);

Pramita Mitra, Southfield, MI (US);

David Melcher, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Mark A. Cuddihy, New Boston, MI (US);

Craig John Simonds, Dearborn, MI (US);

Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/22 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/085 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0014 (2013.01); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Biometric data is received from a wearable device. The biometric data concerns a vehicle operator measured by at least one sensor in the wearable device. A load score is determined. The load score is a measurement of operator capacity to operate the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric data from the wearable device. At least one vehicle component is actuated based at least in part on the load score.


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