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Patent No.:

US 9969428 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2015

Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selection

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Michael Hafner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

John Shutko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

Raymond Coppiellie

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thomas G Black

Assistant Examiner:

Sze-Hon Kong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/245 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/143 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display system for a vehicle attached to a trailer is provided herein. The system includes a display configured to show an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of waypoints, each indicating a possible parking location for the trailer. The system also includes a device that interfaces with the display and is operable to select one of the plurality of waypoints and set a trailer orientation for the selected waypoint.

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Hafner, Michael. (2018). Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selection (U.S. Patent No. 9969428). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9969428

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