Individual information management system

• US 20040158373A1
• Filed: 02/11/2004
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Nakaya, Yoshimasa
• Granted Patent: US 7,085,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• 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

Of a vehicle, a steering position, a seat position, and mirror angles are registered as setting data along with an ID code of the vehicle with a data center. When a user of the vehicle uses the vehicle, the steering position, seat position, and mirror angles are varied based on the setting data that is sent from the data center to the vehicle. This eliminates procedures for setting the devices by trial and error each time the user uses the vehicle.

Claims

1. An individual information management system relating to a vehicle and a data center, comprising:

vehicle sending means provided in the vehicle for sending, to the data center, individual information pertinent to devices mounted in the vehicle and identification information for identifying the vehicle;

center receiving means provided in the data center for receiving the individual information and the identification information, both of which are sent by the vehicle sending means; and

center storing means provided in the data center for storing the individual information and the identification information, both of which are received by the center receiving means.

2. The individual information management system of claim 1, further comprising:

center selecting means provided in the data center for selecting the individual information stored by the center storing means based on the identification information;

center sending means provided in the data center for sending, to the vehicle, the individual information selected by the center selecting means;

vehicle requesting means provided in the vehicle for requesting the data center to send individual information corresponding to the identification information for identifying the vehicle;

vehicle receiving means provided in the vehicle for receiving the individual information sent by the center sending means; and

vehicle notifying means provided in the vehicle for notifying the identification information received by the vehicle receiving means to a user of the vehicle.

3. The individual information management system of claim 2, further comprising:

vehicle varying means provided in the vehicle for varying setting of the devices based on setting information included in the individual information sent by the center sending means;

4. The individual information management system of claim 1,

wherein the individual information includes setting information including setting of the devices, and

wherein the vehicle sending means sends, to the data center, the individual information each time the setting of the devices is varied.

5. The individual information management system of claim 4, further comprising:

vehicle controlling means provided in the vehicle for controlling states of a door-lock of the vehicle when a given identification code is received from a unit held by a user of the vehicle,

wherein the setting information includes the given identification code.

6. The individual information management system of claim 4,

wherein the setting information includes setting information for a given device whose setting is set based on a physical characteristic of a user of the vehicle.

7. The individual information management system of claim 6,

wherein the setting information for the given device includes position information of a steering of the vehicle.

8. The individual information management system of claim 6,

wherein the setting information for the given device includes position information of a seat of the vehicle.

9. The individual information management system of claim 6,

wherein the setting information for the given device includes angle information of at least one of a room mirror, a fender mirror, and a door mirror of the vehicle.

10. The individual information management system of claim 4,

wherein the setting information includes setting information for a certain device whose setting is set based on a preference of a user of the vehicle.

11. The individual information management system of claim 10,

wherein the setting information for the certain device includes adjustment information of a suspension of the vehicle.

12. The individual information management system of claim 10,

wherein the setting information for the certain device includes driving characteristic information of an engine of the vehicle.