Inventor
KING DANIEL M
US24 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
20 patentsUS9894492B1Feb 13, 2018
System and method for determining mobile device location relative to vehicle cabin
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC146 citations99
US6711481B1Mar 23, 2004
System and method for programming an exit delay for automatic headlamps
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC38 citations89
US9132805B1Sep 15, 2015
Unattended-vehicle engine-idling system
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC29 citations87
US11275368B2Mar 15, 2022
Key fobs for vehicle remote park-assist
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US10407023B2Sep 10, 2019
Remote starting of engines via vehicle keypads
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations73
US11681788B2Jun 20, 2023
Autonomous vehicle authentication key delivery
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations68
US10328940B2Jun 25, 2019
Secure idle for a vehicle generator
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations68
US10293787B2May 21, 2019
Vehicle key management
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations68
US9656629B2May 23, 2017
Timed independent vehicle secure compartment access
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations63
US11370392B2Jun 28, 2022
Authentication PIN collision prevention for autonomous vehicles
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11290271B2Mar 29, 2022
Secure storage enhancements for authentication systems
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations62
US11530673B2Dec 20, 2022
Method and system for activating in-vehicle power source
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations60
US11529886B2Dec 20, 2022
Power supply during vehicle off state
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US11391257B2Jul 19, 2022
Power supply during vehicle startup
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations60
US11037388B2Jun 15, 2021
Systems and methods for creating a password and/or a keypad code for executing keyless operations upon a vehicle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US10895235B2Jan 19, 2021
Method and system for activating in-vehicle power source
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations60
US12434719B2Oct 7, 2025
Enhanced vehicle activation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations56
US11535194B2Dec 27, 2022
Systems and methods for reducing latency in vehicle access requests
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US9694824B2Jul 4, 2017
Method and system for selecting vehicle performance
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations49
US9272688B2Mar 1, 2016
Method and system for selecting vehicle performance
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations49