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Jurisdiction-Aware Function Control and Configuration for Motor Vehicles

  • US 20110071701A1
  • Filed: 09/23/2009
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:

  • a location monitor for determining vehicle coordinates for an instantaneous vehicle position within a predetermined reference system;

    a jurisdictional map database relating a plurality of jurisdictions to corresponding ranges of coordinates in the predetermined reference system;

    a regulation database relating a plurality of vehicle functions to corresponding parametric limitations for respective jurisdictions;

    a user interface coupled to the regulation database for configuring at least one of the parametric limitations; and

    a controller coupled to the location monitor, the jurisdictional map database, and the regulation database for identifying a current jurisdiction in response to the vehicle coordinates, identifying at least one vehicle function having a parametric is limitation for the current jurisdiction, and modifying the action of the identified vehicle function to comply with the respective parametric limitation.

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