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US 12,534,101 · App. 18/785,604 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

System and method for routing vehicle notifications

Inventors: Lucas Romero (Auburn Hills, MI); Jonah Jacquo (Auburn Hills, MI)
Assignee: FCA US LLC
B60W50/14H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 12,534,101
App. No.
18/785,604
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vehicle notification routing system configured for use with a vehicle is provided that includes a computing device, that performs operations including: receive, at the vehicle notification routing system, a vehicle notification, indicative of a vehicle alert; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a selected driver profile of a plurality of driver profiles associated users of the vehicle; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a driving status of associated users of the vehicle, the driving status comprising an active driver status and a non-active driver status; determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a location of mobile devices associated with the associated users of the vehicle; and route, based on the determinations, the vehicle notification to at least one of a human machine interface (HMI) and a mobile device of the mobile devices associated with the users of the vehicle.

Claims (29)

1 . A vehicle notification routing system configured for use with a vehicle, the vehicle notification routing system comprising:

a computing device, including one or more processors, a communication device for communication with a secure server via a network, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:

receive, at the vehicle notification routing system, a vehicle notification, indicative of a vehicle alert;

determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a selected driver profile of a plurality of driver profiles associated users of the vehicle;

determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a driving status of associated users of the vehicle, the driving status comprising an active driver status and a non-active driver status;

determine, at the vehicle notification routing system, a location of mobile devices associated with the associated users of the vehicle; and

route, based on the determinations, the vehicle notification to at least one of a human machine interface (HMI) and a mobile device of the mobile devices associated with the users of the vehicle.

2 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

3 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is outside of the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

4 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a second user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to a second mobile device of the second user.

5 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a second user is an active driver status; a first mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; a second mobile device associated with the second user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

6 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further:

receive the message from a cloud.

7 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 6 , wherein the cloud is at least one of at an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cloud and a third party cloud associated for cooperation with the vehicle notification system.

8 . The vehicle notification routing system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device further determines a notification type of the vehicle notification and route the vehicle notification based on the notification type.

9 . A method of using a vehicle notification routing system configured for use with a vehicle and comprising a computing device, including one or more processors, a communication device for communication with a secure server via a network, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the method comprising:

receiving, at the vehicle notification routing system, a vehicle notification, indicative of a vehicle alert;

determining, at the vehicle notification routing system, a selected driver profile of a plurality of driver profiles associated users of the vehicle;

determining, at the vehicle notification routing system, a driving status of associated users of the vehicle, the driving status comprising an active driver status and a non-active driver status;

determining, at the vehicle notification routing system, a location of mobile devices associated with the associated users of the vehicle; and

routing, based on the determinations, the vehicle notification to at least one of a human machine interface (HMI) and a mobile device of the mobile devices associated with the users of the vehicle.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is outside of the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a second user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a first user is an active driver status; a mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to a second mobile device of the second user.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle notification routing system determines that: a first user profile of the plurality of driver profiles is selected; a second user is an active driver status; a first mobile device associated with the first user is on-board the vehicle; a second mobile device associated with the second user is on-board the vehicle; route the notification exclusively to the HMI.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors further:

receive the message from a cloud.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the cloud is at least one of at an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cloud and a third party cloud associated for cooperation with the vehicle notification system.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the computing device further determines a notification type of the vehicle notification and route the vehicle notification based on the notification type.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2025
From: ROMERO, LUCAS; JACQUO, JONAH
To: FCA US LLC
Reel/Frame 072651/0254 →
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