Andrew J Shaffer

US Patent:

20150032640, Jan 29, 2015

Filed:

Jul 23, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/948415

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Jeffrey Lee Hentschel - Novi MI, US
Chad Christopher Boes - Plymouth MI, US
Andrew Shaffer - Bloomfield Village MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705304

Abstract:

A method includes managing a customer database for an automobile dealership, identifying a customer in the database when a vehicle of the customer enters in proximity of the automobile dealership, and providing information to the customer that is personalized to the customer.

US Patent:

20140278090, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/826022

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Chad Evert Esselink - Canton MI, US
Andrew E. Shaffer - Bloomfield Village MI, US
Justin Counts - Birmingham MI, US

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G01C 21/34

US Classification:

701533, 701300

Abstract:

A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle coordinates. The processor is also configured to compare the vehicle coordinates to geo-fence coordinate sets of a plurality of geo-fences surrounding point of interest (POI), wherein at least a portion of each geo-fence is within some predetermined distance from the vehicle coordinates. The processor is further configured to receive information relating to the POI if the vehicle coordinates fall within the geo-fence coordinates and instruct presentation of the received information to vehicle occupants.

US Patent:

20140227980, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Feb 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/767469

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Chad Christopher Boes - Plymouth MI, US
Jeffrey Lee Hentschel - Novi MI, US
Jayanthi Rao - West Bloomfield MI, US
Andrew Shaffer - Bloomfield Village MI, US

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

H04B 1/38

US Classification:

455 73

Abstract:

A vehicle computing system enables one or more processers to communicate with a service center and present service instructions to an output device at the vehicle. The output device presenting information may include, but is not limited to, a vehicle occupant's cell phone device. The vehicle computing system may include a wireless transceiver for communicating wireless signals to and from the vehicle computing system. The vehicle computing system may establish wireless communication with a service center communication system through the transceiver and transmit vehicle identification to the service center communication system. The vehicle computing system may receive data from the service center communication system including service instructions in response to the vehicle identification transmission, and present the service instructions on the output device.