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US 11,447,008 B2Granted
Displaying vehicle features
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman
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Abstract
A computer that includes a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The computer may be programmed to: determine feature-selection data; determine that a mobile device is within a proximity threshold of a vehicle; and in response to the determinations, control a vehicle display in accordance with the feature-selection data.
Claims20
A computer, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to:
- determine feature-selection data;
- determine that a mobile device is within a proximity threshold of a vehicle;
- and
- in response to the determinations, control a vehicle display in accordance with the feature-selection data, wherein the display is carried by a vehicle body, wherein a feature checklist screen of the display faces vehicle-outwardly.
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A method, comprising:
- determining feature-selection data associated with features available on a vehicle;
- determining that a mobile device is within a proximity threshold of the vehicle;
- and
- in response to the determinations, controlling a vehicle display to communicate at least some of the feature-selection data to a user, wherein the display is carried by a vehicle body, wherein a feature checklist screen of the display faces vehicle-outwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.