US 12,469,342 B2
Systems and methods for securing private user data based on GPS
Jason Carlton, Waterford, MI (US); Priyank Shah, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Hafiz Malik, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,974.
Prior Publication US 2024/0346863 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC G07C 5/085 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, comprising:
deleting at least one user profile and corresponding pairing data upon receiving a deletion request;
wherein the in-vehicle computing system is configured to operate in a rental mode or a non-rental mode, the rental mode comprising a first sub-mode and a second sub-mode, wherein when the in-vehicle computing system is operating in the first sub-mode, the deletion request is received in response to the vehicle being located within a pre-determined location determined prior to vehicle operation by a user of the vehicle for a pre-determined amount of time, and when the in-vehicle computing system is operating in the second sub-mode, the deletion request is received in response to the vehicle being located within the pre-determined location and a vehicle ignition being switched off.