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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
David Chase Mitchell, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chad Evert Esselink, Canton, MI (US);
Darren Peter Shelcusky, Saline, MI (US);
Michael Raymond Westra, Plymouth, MI (US);
David Chase Mitchell, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chad Evert Esselink, Canton, MI (US);
Darren Peter Shelcusky, Saline, MI (US);
Michael Raymond Westra, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In a first illustrative embodiment, a system includes a mobile device processor configured to communicate wirelessly with both a remote server and a vehicle computing system (VCS). The processor is further configured to query the VCS for a module version, relay the module version to a remote system and receive information relating to an updated module version and module. The processor is also configured to query the VCS for vehicle battery information, inform a user of battery sufficiency for a recommended installation of the updated module, and, responsive to a user instruction to proceed with installation, instruct the VCS to download and install the updated module.