Patents Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGEIS, LLC
  • Publication number: 20150066282
    Abstract: A message is received from a vehicle via a network. A driver status is identified based on at least one of whether the message was received and content in the message. A driving instruction is determined based at least in part on the driver status. The driving instruction is transmitted via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologeis, LLC
    Inventor: Wilford Trent Yopp
  • Publication number: 20140316607
    Abstract: A system includes a presence sensor that generates a presence signal representing a presence of an occupant in a vehicle, an occupant identification device that generates an occupant identification signal, and a customization controller that applies a default setting to a vehicle feature before receiving the occupant identification signal and applies a customized setting associated with an identified occupant after receiving the occupant identification signal. A method includes receiving a presence signal representing a presence of an occupant in a vehicle, applying a default setting to a vehicle feature in response to receiving the presence signal, receiving an occupant identification signal after customizing the vehicle feature according to the default setting, and applying a customized setting to the vehicle feature. The customized setting is associated with the identified occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGEIS, LLC
    Inventors: Jialiang Le, Manoharprasad K. Rao, Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante