Adaptive vehicle interface system

• US 10,065,502 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Miller, Kenneth James, Martin, Douglas Raymond, Perkins, William Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Soofi, Yazan A
• Application Number:
  US14/686,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20160303968A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,239 Days
• Field of Search: 701 36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 Data processing systems or methods, management, administration

Abstract

A vehicle interface system may include an interface configured to present selectable features, and a controller programmed to generate a feature probability for each selectable feature based at least in part on at least one historical selection of each selectable feature at a time from vehicle key-on, and display certain of the selectable features based on the generated feature probabilities.

Claims

1. A vehicle interface system, comprising:

an interface configured to present selectable features; and

a controller programmed to

recognize a user identification;

generate a feature probability for each selectable feature based at least in part on at least one historical selection of each selectable feature at a time from vehicle key-on by a user associated with the user identification; and

display certain of the selectable features based on the generated feature probabilities.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the feature probability is generated at least in part by comparing current vehicle attributes with stored past vehicle attributes and feature selections associated with the past vehicle attributes.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the vehicle attributes include at least one of cabin temperature, ambient temperature, vehicle location, time of day, vehicle speed, state of charge and mobile device usage.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the feature probability for each selectable feature is generated in real-time or near real time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to receive current vehicle attributes from at least one vehicle module and vehicle sensor.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to prioritize the selectable features based on their associated feature probability, wherein the selectable features with the highest probabilities are displayed.

7. A vehicle interface system, comprising:

an interface configured to present selectable features; and

a controller programmed to

recognize a user identification;

receive current vehicle attributes;

compare current vehicle attributes to past vehicle attributes associated with the user identification;

generate a feature probability for each selectable feature based at least in part on a historical selection of one of the selectable features at similar past vehicle attributes, wherein the historical selection is a selection by a specific user associated with the user identification; and

display certain of the selectable features based on the generated feature probabilities.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle attributes include a time from key-on and wherein a current time from key-on is compared with a past time from key-on.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle attributes include a cabin temperature and wherein a current cabin temperature may trigger a display of a climate control feature in response to a historical selection of the climate control feature at a past temperature similar to the current cabin temperature.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle attributes include at least one of ambient temperature, vehicle location, time of day, vehicle speed, state of charge and mobile device usage.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the feature probability for each selectable feature is generated in real-time or near real time.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the current vehicle attributes are received from at least one vehicle module and vehicle sensor.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the controller is further programmed to prioritize the selectable features based on their associated feature probability, wherein the selectable features with the highest probabilities are displayed.

14. A vehicle interface system, comprising:

an interface configured to present selectable features; and

a controller programmed to

recognize a user identification;

generate a feature probability for each selectable feature based at least in part on a vehicle event and a historical selection of each selectable feature for a similar type event by a user associated with the user identification; and

display certain of the selectable features based on the generated feature probabilities.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the feature probability is generated at least in part by comparing current vehicle attributes with stored past vehicle attributes and feature selections associated with the past vehicle attributes.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the current vehicle attributes are received in near real-time from at least one of a vehicle module and vehicle sensor.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the similar type event includes a time from vehicle start.