公开(公告)号：US20200062074A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16487460

申请日：2017-02-23

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Perry Robinson MACNEILLE ,  Omar MAKKE ,  Yimin LIU ,  Jeffrey YEUNG ,  Oleg Yurievitch GUSIKHIN

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60W10/30

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vehicle climate control using distributed sensors are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving data from sensors distributed within a vehicle at a first controller, processing the data at the first controller to identify an event associated with the interior of the vehicle and sending an instruction based on the event from the first controller to a second controller of the vehicle to affect an operation of a climate control system of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20190283529A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16346613

申请日：2016-11-01

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Perry Robinson MACNEILLE ,  Jeffrey YEUNG ,  Yimin LIU ,  Oleg Yurievitch GUSIKHIN ,  Omar MAKKE

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60K37/06

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vehicle HVAC control are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a portable device interface of a vehicle, the portable device interface to be communicatively coupled with a portable device, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control system of the vehicle, where the HVAC control system is to be communicatively coupled to the portable device interface. The example apparatus also includes a processor to control the HVAC control system based on signals received at the portable device interface from the portable device.

公开(公告)号：US20210133810A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16472483

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Perry Robinson MACNEILLE ,  Bo WU

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F40/134 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for billboard interface for display of vehicle. An example method for generating a billboard interface for a vehicle display includes obtaining, via a camera, an image of a billboard and identifying, via a processor, a segment of the image. The example method also includes determining an event associated with the segment and generating a billboard interface to include a hyperlink of the segment that initiates the event. The example method also includes communicating, via a communication module, the billboard interface to a vehicle display for presentation to a user.