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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Paul Rork, Plymouth, MI (US);
Brian Petersen, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Praveen Yalavarty, Novi, MI (US);
Ritesh Pandya, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive a request for publication of a message to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine if the message has a time-sensitive indicia, defining an expiration time, affiliated therewith. Also, the processor is configured to deliver messages having time-sensitive indicia to a time-sensitive inbox. The processor is additionally configured to remove messages from the time sensitive inbox when a defined expiration time for a given message has passed.