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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tricia Tobolski, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Lee Hentschel, Novi, MI (US);
Chad Evert Esselink, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/06 (2011.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G08G 1/0969 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/146 (2013.01); G01C 21/3685 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G07B 15/06 (2013.01); G08G 1/0969 (2013.01); G08G 1/09685 (2013.01); G08G 1/096838 (2013.01); G08G 1/096861 (2013.01); G08G 1/096883 (2013.01); G08G 1/143 (2013.01); G08G 1/144 (2013.01); G08G 1/147 (2013.01); G08G 1/148 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a communication interface and a processing device. The processing device determines a proximity of a host vehicle to a target location. When the proximity to the target location is less than a predetermined value, the processing device commands the communication interface to transmit the target location to a parking server. In response, the processing device receives a message identifying at least one parking zone from the parking server.