US 12,434,719 B2
Enhanced vehicle activation
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US); Mark Douglas Malone, Canton, MI (US); Daniel M. King, Northville, MI (US); Yuming Niu, Northville, MI (US); David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US); Scott J. Lauffer, Northville, MI (US); Ray Siciak, Ann Arbor, MI (US); John David Jorgensen, Carleton, MI (US); Jayeshkumar Ramani, Taylor, MI (US); and Suvrat Jain, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/659,117.
Prior Publication US 2021/0114605 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/0205 (2013.01) [B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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12. A method, comprising:
receiving a request to activate a vehicle;
receiving diagnostic data for one or more vehicle components from an activation component;
selecting only one of the request and the diagnostic data;
selecting an activation mode of the vehicle that is one of an unpowered mode, a power-up mode, or a fully-started mode according to the selected one of the request and the diagnostic data while excluding the other of the request and the diagnostic data as a basis for selecting the activation mode; and
instructing the activation component to activate one or more vehicle components associated with the selected activation mode.