US 12,304,308 B2
Methods and systems for operating a peripheral device of a vehicle
Benjamin Moffatt, Iver (GB); Ian Salsbury, Wickford (GB); Yasmin Jawad, Dearborn, MI (US); Sheraz Atiq, Wickford (GB); Tithal Bhandari, Westland, MI (US); Joseph Hornby, London (GB); and Sanketh S. Venkatesh Prasad, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/948,042.
Prior Publication US 2024/0092168 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01); B60K 2360/11 (2024.01)] 11 Claims
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1. A method for operating a peripheral device of a vehicle, the method comprising:
assigning a task to the vehicle, the task comprising instructions for an operator of the vehicle to complete using the vehicle and the peripheral device;
determining one or more operational parameters relating to an intended operation of the vehicle and the peripheral device during the task;
selecting operational settings based on the one or more operational parameters, the operational setting relating to how the peripheral device is to be used in conjunction with the vehicle for the task;
determining that the peripheral device is connected to a vehicle controller;
receiving, at the vehicle controller from a control center, operational settings for the peripheral device, in response to the determining that the peripheral device is connected to a vehicle controller; and
controlling, using the vehicle controller, the peripheral device and the vehicle using the received operational settings during the task.