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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Stephen Ronald Tokish, Sylvania, OH (US);
James Stewart Rankin, II, Novi, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Gary Steven Strumolo, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A listing of wireless in-vehicle components installed to a vehicle may be maintained by the vehicle. The listing may include in-vehicle components that are factory-installed to the vehicle as well as add-on in-vehicle components that may be added or removed by a user. A wireless transceiver may scan for changes to the add-on in-vehicle components within the vehicle. A user interface may display a unified interface including both the factory-installed wireless in-vehicle components and the add-on wireless in-vehicle components. A user may review and adjust the configuration of the in-vehicle components of the in-vehicle components using the user interface.