Lisa T Boran

7825779, Nov 2, 2010

Jun 3, 2008

12/132011

John Van Wiemeersch - Novi MI, US
John Demetriou - Dexter MI, US
Lisa Boran - Northville MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

B60R 25/10

34042616, 3404255, 340 572, 34082557

A vehicle remote entry locking or unlocking chirp sound reduction system including a remote transmitter operable to transmit a signal, a receiver operable to receive the signal from the remote transmitter, a controller operably connected to the receiver and being operable in response to the signal from the remote transmitter, and a horn operably connected to the controller. The controller may be configured to cause the horn to generate an audible signal having a predetermined pulse duration which depends on at least one characteristic of a vehicle prior to or during actuation of the remote transmitter. Also provided is a method of reducing the sound of an audible signal generated by actuation of a vehicle remote entry system.

8154383, Apr 10, 2012

May 1, 2008

12/113541

Ronald Patrick Brombach - Plymouth MI, US
Mark Christian Aaron - Canton MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US
Daniel James Card - Grosse Pointe MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G08B 29/00
B60R 25/00

340 572, 340 574

A system and method for providing keypad information to a user for a keypad coupled to an exterior portion of the vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a first transmitter and increasing a first count in response to detecting the first RF signal. The method includes receiving a second RF signal from a second transmitter and increasing a second count in response to detecting the second RF signal. The method includes comparing the first count to a first predetermined count and comparing the second count to a second predetermined count. The method includes transmitting the keypad information to the display device based on at least one of the comparison of the first count to the first predetermined amount and the comparison of the second count to the second predetermined amount.

20110071701, Mar 24, 2011

Sep 23, 2009

12/564957

Patrick Kevin Holub - Novi MI, US
Mark Scalf - Warren MI, US
John Robert Van Wiemeersch - Novi MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US

G06F 7/00

701 2, 701 1

Apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises a location monitor for determining vehicle coordinates for an instantaneous vehicle position within a predetermined reference system. A jurisdictional map database is provided for relating a plurality of jurisdictions to corresponding ranges of coordinates in the predetermined reference system. A regulation database is provided for relating a plurality of vehicle functions to corresponding parametric limitations for respective jurisdictions. A user interface is coupled to the regulation database for configuring at least one of the parametric limitations. A controller is coupled to the location monitor, the jurisdictional map database, and the regulation database for identifying a current jurisdiction in response to the vehicle coordinates, identifying at least one vehicle function having a parametric limitation for the current jurisdiction, and modifying the action of the identified vehicle function to comply with the respective parametric limitation.

20120209454, Aug 16, 2012

Feb 10, 2011

13/024460

Thomas Lee Miller - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brian Bennie - Sterling Heights MI, US
Eric L. Reed - Livonia MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

G06F 19/00

701 2

A device for controlling a restricted mode of a vehicle is provided. The device includes a controller that is configured to receive an input indicative of a request to change a vehicle state from a fully operational mode to a restricted mode and to transmit a first control signal indicative of a request to limit at least one of vehicle speed and vehicle acceleration. The controller is further configured to monitor a distance traveled by a driver when the vehicle is in the restricted mode and to compare the distance traveled to a predetermined distance limit. The controller is further configured to transmit a second control signal to remove the request to limit the at least one of the vehicle speed and the vehicle acceleration in response to determining that the distance traveled exceeds the predetermined distance limit.

6853853, Feb 8, 2005

Nov 15, 2000

09/713115

John Robert Van Wiemeersch - Novi MI, US
David Anthony Symanow - Plymouth MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Livonia MI, US
Mark Edward Porter - Dearborn MI, US

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

G01S013/75
H04B007/00

4555692, 455 111, 455 412, 342 42, 34082531

A system () for long-range, remote keyless control of predefined functions for a vehicle () is provided that has a long-range wireless receiver () that receives transmission signals () from a wireless transmission source (), such as a cellular phone network or satellite network. A wireless signal transmitter () is mounted on the vehicle () and uses the same protocol () as a hand-held wireless transmitter () to perform various vehicle functions, such as locking/unlocking doors (), opening/closing windows and/or the trunk (). The advantage being the low cost addition of the long-range control using the vehicle's existing short-range RF receiver and electrical infrastructure.

20220254205, Aug 11, 2022

Feb 9, 2021

17/171018

- Dearborn MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US
Xin Ye - Farmington Hills MI, US
Jacob David Nelson - Westland MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G07C 9/00
H04W 64/00

Authorization of a user device is suspended based on determining, for a first predetermined time, a distance between the user device and a vehicle is greater than a threshold distance. Then a user input specifying a vehicle parameter is requested. Upon receiving the user input, the user input is validated based on the user input matching a stored vehicle parameter. The user device is deauthorized based on a) failing to receive a valid user input within a second predetermined time, or b) receiving a number of invalid user inputs equal to a threshold number.

20210158639, May 27, 2021

Nov 25, 2019

16/694820

- Dearborn MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US
Daniel Aaron Zajac - Carleton MI, US
Aldi Caushi - Northville MI, US
Jochen Schubert - Royal Oak MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

G07C 9/00
H04L 9/32
H04L 9/30
G06F 12/0891
G06F 1/3206
G06F 1/3296
H04W 4/029
H04W 4/80

A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system includes a pre-processor, a secure processor disposed in communication with the pre-processor, a cache memory associated with the pre-processor and the secure processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions. The pre-processor and the secured processor are configured to perform steps that can mitigate delay caused by mobile device authentication. For example, the pre-processor authenticates an authentication message associated with a mobile device used as a key for the vehicle, and stores the message in the cache memory. The pre-processor receives a door latch actuation signal, and initializes the secure processor in response. The pre-processor then provides access to the vehicle based on the secure processor initialization instruction, and the authentication message stored in the cache memory. After initialization, the secure processor sends a challenge value for second authorization of the mobile device, and triggers remedial actions if the device fails to respond correctly.

20190249463, Aug 15, 2019

Apr 29, 2019

16/397051

- Dearborn MI, US
John Thomas Ricks - Taylor MI, US
Jim Michael Weinfurther - Farmington MI, US
John Robert Van Wiemeersch - Novi MI, US
Ronald Patrick Brombach - Plymouth MI, US
Laura Viviana Hazebrouck - Birmingham MI, US
Lisa Therese Boran - Northville MI, US
Howard Paul Tsvi Linden - Southfield MI, US

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

E05B 77/48
E05B 81/76
E05B 81/14
E05B 77/54

A powered latch system for motor vehicles includes at least one powered latch that can be controlled based, at least in part, on vehicle operating conditions. The system may be configured to control unlatching of the vehicle doors utilizing data relating to the vehicle speed and/or the existence of a crash event. The powered latch system can be configured as required for various vehicles, and to accommodate specific operating requirements with respect to child locks in various geographic jurisdictions.