Device and method for user-specifically adjusting a device, especially an automobile

• US 20030171863A1
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kersken, Ulrich, Plumeier, Joerg
• Application Number:
  US10/258,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20030171863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0224 Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0237 using portable terminals, e.g. smartphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0268 using sensors or detectors for adapting the seat or seat part, e.g. to the position of an occupant
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0273 taking into account user data, e.g. knee height or physical state
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2210/18 Infrared
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2220/10 using a database
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2220/20 using a deterministic algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2230/20 Wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel

Abstract

An apparatus and a method of user-specific adjustment of a device, in particular a motor vehicle (1, 1′), user-specific data (4) being stored on an external memory medium (3). The data is stored in the form of device-independent reference values (4), which may be used in conjunction with different devices and/or device models (1, 1′). The particular device (1, 1′) is able to enter the reference data (4) via an interface (2, 2′) into a processing unit (5, 5′) which converts the device-independent reference values (4) into device-specific adjustment values (6, 6′). With the help of these values, it is then possible to adapt the device individually to a user (8), e.g., the seat height of a motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of user-specific adjustment of a device, in particular a motor vehicle (1, 1′

), user-specific data being stored on an external memory medium (3) and the device being adjusted on the basis of this data,

wherein the data includes device-independent reference values (4) on the whole or in part.

2. The method as recited in claim 1,

wherein the reference values (4) contain biometric data.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 or 2,

wherein the reference values (4) are obtained by converting predetermined device adjustments (6, 6′

).

4. The method of user-specific adjustment of a motor vehicle (1, 1′

) in particular as recited in at least one of claims 1 through 3,

wherein certain individual adjustments are varied during the use of the vehicle.

5. The method as recited in claim 4,

wherein the position adjustment of the seat is varied continuously within limits.

6. An apparatus for user-specific adjustment of a device, in particular a motor vehicle (1, 1′

), containing an external memory medium (3) for user-specific data (4) as well as a processing unit (5, 5′

) which reads this data and is able to execute corresponding changes in the device (1, 1′

),

wherein the processing unit is equipped to be able to convert data in the form of device-independent reference values (4) into device-specific adjustment values (6, 6′

).

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 6,

wherein the processing unit (5, 5′

) is equipped to be able to convert device-specific adjustment values (6, 6′

) into device-independent reference values (4).

8. The apparatus as recited in one of claims 6 or 7,

wherein the external memory medium is a chip card (3), a mobile telephone, or a computer.

9. The apparatus as recited in at least one of claims 6 through 8,

wherein the external memory medium (3) and the processing unit (5, 5′

) have means for wireless data transmission, preferably by wireless or infrared.

10. The apparatus as recited in at least one of claims 6 through 9,

wherein the processing unit (5, 5′

) is equipped to be able to execute changes in adjustments during operation of the device (1, 1′

) autonomically.