Method and apparatus for providing notifications on reconfiguration of a user environment
First Claim
1. A method of determining and presenting notifications and options to users for reconfiguring a vehicle environment of the users, comprising:
- receiving at a reconfiguration server data sent over a communication network from a plurality of sensors in the vehicle environment, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor performs at least steps of;
determining whether to initiate a reconfiguration of at least one vehicle environment for one or more users based, at least in part, on one or more reconfiguration criteria;
determining at least one reconfiguration model for the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on one or more preferences associated with the one or more users;
causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more notifications about the at least one reconfiguration model to the one or more users;
determining one or more responses from the one or more users based, at least in part, on the presentation; and
initiating the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on the one or more responses,wherein the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment comprises reconfiguring at least physical aspects of an interior of the at least one vehicle including one or more of reconfiguring seating arrangements, reconfiguring characteristics of a windshield or a rear window so as to be utilized as a video monitor, reconfiguring popup tables, reconfiguring windows, and reconfiguring floor space.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining and presenting notifications and options to users for reconfiguring a vehicle environment of the users. The approach includes determining whether to initiate a reconfiguration of a vehicle environment for one or more users based, at least in part, on one or more reconfiguration criteria. The approach also includes determining a reconfiguration model for the vehicle environment based, at least in part, on one or more preferences associated with the one or more users. The approach further includes causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more notifications about the reconfiguration model to the one or more users. Furthermore, the approach includes determining one or more responses from the one or more users based, at least in part, on the presentation. Additionally, the approach includes initiating the reconfiguration of the vehicle environment based, at least in part, on the one or more responses.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining and presenting notifications and options to users for reconfiguring a vehicle environment of the users, comprising:
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receiving at a reconfiguration server data sent over a communication network from a plurality of sensors in the vehicle environment, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor performs at least steps of; determining whether to initiate a reconfiguration of at least one vehicle environment for one or more users based, at least in part, on one or more reconfiguration criteria; determining at least one reconfiguration model for the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on one or more preferences associated with the one or more users; causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more notifications about the at least one reconfiguration model to the one or more users; determining one or more responses from the one or more users based, at least in part, on the presentation; and initiating the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on the one or more responses, wherein the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment comprises reconfiguring at least physical aspects of an interior of the at least one vehicle including one or more of reconfiguring seating arrangements, reconfiguring characteristics of a windshield or a rear window so as to be utilized as a video monitor, reconfiguring popup tables, reconfiguring windows, and reconfiguring floor space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions stored thereon executed by a processor to perform a method of determining and presenting notifications and options to users for reconfiguring a vehicle environment of the users, the method comprising:
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receiving at a reconfiguration server data sent over a communication network from a plurality of sensors in the vehicle environment, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor performs at least steps of; determining whether to initiate a reconfiguration of at least one vehicle environment for one or more users based, at least in part, on one or more reconfiguration criteria; determining at least one reconfiguration model for the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on one or more preferences associated with the one or more users; causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more notifications about the at least one reconfiguration model to the one or more users; determining one or more responses from the one or more users based, at least in part, on the presentation; and initiating the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment based, at least in part, on the one or more responses, wherein the reconfiguration of the at least one vehicle environment comprises reconfiguring at least physical aspects of an interior of the at least one vehicle including one or more of reconfiguring seating arrangements, reconfiguring characteristics of a windshield or a rear window so as to be utilized as a video monitor, reconfiguring popup tables, reconfiguring windows, and reconfiguring floor space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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