Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Radio Station Privacy Mode Control

• US 20150126143A1
• Filed: 11/05/2013
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Van Wiemeersch, John Robert, Kleve, Robert Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 9,306,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/160.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/53 by executing in a restricted environment, e.g. sandbox or secure virtual machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/082 to be used in vehicles H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/16 Circuits

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a request to enable a privacy screen. The processor is further configured to receive a privacy screen engage trigger. Also, the processor is configured to change a current radio station to a predefined station, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a request to enable a privacy screen;

receive a privacy screen engage trigger;

change a current radio station to a predefined station, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to change a radio preset to a predefined preset, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to receive a privacy screen disengage trigger and change at least one of a station or a preset to a previous state, changed when the engage trigger was received.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the disengage trigger includes a driver manual input.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the disengage trigger includes a vehicle crossing a predefined geo-fence into a disengagement zone.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to disable the privacy screen when the vehicle crosses into the disengagement zone.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the engage trigger includes detection of a non-driver vehicle occupant.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the engage trigger includes detection of a non-driver door opening.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the request to enable the screen includes a vehicle crossing a predefined geo-fence into an enablement zone.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the engage trigger includes a vehicle key-off event.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to enable a privacy screen;

receiving a privacy screen engage trigger;

changing a current radio station to a predefined station, via a computing system, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein method further includes changing a radio preset to a predefined preset, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further includes receiving a privacy screen disengage trigger and changing at least one of a station or a preset to a previous state, changed when the engage trigger was received.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the disengage trigger includes a driver manual input.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the disengage trigger includes a vehicle crossing a predefined geo-fence into a disengagement zone.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further includes disabling the privacy screen when the vehicle crosses into the disengagement zone.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the engage trigger includes detection of a non-driver vehicle occupant.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the engage trigger includes detection of a non-driver door opening.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the request to enable the screen includes a vehicle crossing a predefined geo-fence into an enablement zone.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the engage trigger includes a vehicle key-off event.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request to enable a privacy screen;

receiving a privacy screen engage trigger;

changing a current radio station to a predefined station, via a computing system, upon receipt of the engage trigger when a privacy screen is enabled.