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Jurisdiction-aware function control and configuration for motor vehicles

  • US 9,156,474 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2009
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • 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 imposed by governmental authorities for respective jurisdictions;

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

    a controller residing at least partially in the motor vehicle and 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 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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