US 12,187,281 B2
Mode selector module for a vehicle component
Christopher D. Ruppel, Carmel, IN (US); David J. Imboden, Kokomo, IN (US); Gregory C. Kuhlman, Kokomo, IN (US); and Amit K. Pande, Kokomo, IN (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,199.
Application 17/656,199 is a continuation of application No. 16/561,299, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,338,811.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212667 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/09 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01)
CPC B60W 30/18018 (2013.01) [G08G 1/0125 (2013.01); G08G 1/091 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 52/36 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
operating at least one component of a vehicle in a first power mode;
predicting a crank event of the vehicle, the crank event affecting power provided by the vehicle to the at least one component due to a transition from an off engine state of the vehicle to an on engine state of the vehicle; and
in response to predicting the crank event, operating the at least one component in a second power mode to enable the at least one component to function using the power provided by the vehicle throughout the transition.