US 12,169,986 B2
Vehicle data storage activation
Nicolas Salciccioli, Birmingham, MI (US); David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Yashanshu Jain, Dearborn, MI (US); and Aaron L. Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,849.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334914 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01)
CPC G07C 5/008 (2013.01) [G06N 7/01 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
activate a feature of a vehicle, wherein activation of the feature includes actuation of at least one of a propulsion system, a braking system, or a steering system of the vehicle;
receive a plurality of first values for a respective plurality of variables transmitted over a communications network of the vehicle;
determine a similarity measure between the first values and a plurality of second values of the variables, the second values being a most similar set of values from an activation surface for the feature of the vehicle, the activation surface being a surface in a space defined by the variables dividing the space into a first region and a second region, activation of the feature being more likely than not to have occurred when the variables have values in the first region, and activation of the feature being less likely than not to have occurred when the variables have values in the second region;
determine whether to transmit a collection of data based on the similarity measure, the collection of data being data transmitted over the communications network; and
upon determining to transmit the collection of data, transmit the collection of data to a server remote from the vehicle.