US 12,109,956 B2
Adaptive upfitter switches
Abraham Mezaael, Southfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/183,831.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266775 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0231 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more upfitter switches;
a plurality of controllable vehicle upfits, wherein at least two of the upfits are controllable by a first of the upfitter switches, based on a dynamic configuration of the first upfitter switch;
at least one processor enabled to:
determine that a trigger state, including at least one geo-fence, has occurred, wherein the trigger state is activated by crossing into or out of the geo-fence, the trigger state for reconfiguring the first upfitter switch;
re-assign the first upfitter switch from controlling a first of the at least two features to controlling a second of the at least two features, responsive to the trigger state; and
confirm that the second feature is in a baseline state prior to allowing control of the second feature using the first upfitter switch, after reassignment of the first upfitter switch to control of the second feature following the trigger.