Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control based on connectivity of a portable device
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Application No.: US14938697Application Date: 2015-11-11
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Publication No.: US09886034B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Mathew Alan Boesch , Sarra Awad Yako
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: G01C22/00
- IPC: G01C22/00 ; G05D1/00 ; B60Q9/00 ; B60W10/04 ; B60W10/18 ; B60W10/20 ; B60W30/182 ; B60W50/08 ; B60K28/06 ; B60W10/184 ; B60W40/08 ; B60W50/00

Abstract:
A vehicle computer is programmed to: detect a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the vehicle computer. The vehicle computer is further programmed to control at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the presence of the portable device, the at least one vehicle operation including at least one of control of steering, propulsion, and brakes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170131714A1 VEHICLE CONTROL BASED ON CONNECTIVITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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