On-Board Vehicle Computer System
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a touch-screen display;
first logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to generate a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features;
second logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to;
automatically receive data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user;
automatically access a profile associated with the RFID tag, the profile indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings; and
automatically initiate implementation of one or more of the preferences of the user indicated by the profile;
third logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to;
receive input from the user indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings and, in response to the input, initiate implementation of one or more of the preference indicated by the user; and
receive input from the user requesting access to one or more desired vehicle features and, in response to the input, provide the user access to one or more of the one or more desired vehicle features via at least the touch-screen display; and
a vehicle interface operable to couple the apparatus to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first, second, or third logic and the vehicle;
wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first, second, or third logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch-screen display. The apparatus includes first logic for generating a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display. The virtual assistant has one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and interacts with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features. The apparatus includes second logic for automatically receiving data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user, automatically accessing a profile associated with the RFID tag, and automatically initiating implementation of one or more of preferences of the user indicated by a profile associated with the RFID tag. The apparatus includes a vehicle interface for coupling the apparatus to any one of multiple vehicles and communicating data between the first or second logic and the vehicle.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a touch-screen display; first logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to generate a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features; second logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; automatically receive data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user; automatically access a profile associated with the RFID tag, the profile indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings; and automatically initiate implementation of one or more of the preferences of the user indicated by the profile; third logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; receive input from the user indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings and, in response to the input, initiate implementation of one or more of the preference indicated by the user; and receive input from the user requesting access to one or more desired vehicle features and, in response to the input, provide the user access to one or more of the one or more desired vehicle features via at least the touch-screen display; and a vehicle interface operable to couple the apparatus to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first, second, or third logic and the vehicle; wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first, second, or third logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a vehicle; and an on-board computer system operable to removably couple to the vehicle, the on-board computer system comprising; a touch-screen display; first logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to generate a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features; second logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; automatically receive data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user; automatically access a profile associated with the RFID tag, the profile indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings; and automatically initiate implementation of one or more of the preferences of the user indicated by the profile; third logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; receive input from the user indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings and, in response to the input, initiate implementation of one or more of the preference indicated by the user; and receive input from the user requesting access to one or more desired vehicle features and, in response to the input, provide the user access to one or more of the one or more desired vehicle features via at least the touch-screen display; and a vehicle interface operable to couple the on-board computer system to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first, second, or third logic and the vehicle; wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first, second, or third logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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means for visually presenting output to a user and tactilely receiving input from the user; means for generating a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features; means for; automatically receiving data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user; automatically accessing a profile associated with the RFID tag, the profile indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings; and automatically initiating implementation of one or more of the preferences of the user indicated by the profile; means for; receiving input from the user indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings and, in response to the input, initiating implementation of one or more of the preference indicated by the user; and receiving input from the user requesting access to one or more desired vehicle features and, in response to the input, provide the user access to one or more of the one or more desired vehicle features via at least the touch-screen display; and means for coupling the system to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first, second, or third logic and the vehicle; wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first, second, or third logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles.
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a touch-screen display; first logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to generate a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features; and second logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; automatically receive data from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a personal item of the user to identify the user; automatically access a profile associated with the RFID tag, the profile indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings; and automatically initiate implementation of one or more of the preferences of the user indicated by the profile; and a vehicle interface operable to couple the apparatus to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first or second logic and the vehicle; wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first or second logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles.
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a touch-screen display; first logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to generate a virtual assistant for presentation to a user via the touch-screen display, the virtual assistant having one or more anthropomorphic characteristics and being operable to interact with the user via at least the touch-screen display to facilitate user access to one or more vehicle features; second logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to; receive input from the user indicating one or more preferences of the user for one or more vehicle settings and, in response to the input, initiate implementation of one or more of the preference indicated by the user; and receive input from the user requesting access to one or more desired vehicle features and, in response to the input, provide the user access to one or more of the one or more desired vehicle features via at least the touch-screen display; and a vehicle interface operable to couple the apparatus to any of a plurality of vehicles and communicate data between the first or second logic and the vehicle; wherein the touch-screen display and one or more of the first or second logic are operable collectively to interact with the user independent of whether the vehicle interface is coupled to one of the plurality of vehicles.
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