ENVIRONMENT CUSTOMIZATION WITH EXTENSIBLE ENVIRONMENT-SETTINGS DATA

• US 20090240395A1
• Filed: 03/18/2008
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Garg, Parag
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23193 Memory stores lifetime, different settings, configurations of controlled device

Abstract

Environment customization includes downloading extensible environment-settings data from a data-storage device and adjusting one or more environmental parameters defined by the extensible environment-settings data. The extensible environment-settings data is amended to include previously undefined settings, and the amended extensible environment-settings data is uploaded to the data-storage device.

Claims

1. A vehicle control system, comprising:

an input configured to download extensible vehicle-settings data from a data-storage device;

a customization subsystem configured to adjust vehicle parameters defined by the extensible vehicle-settings data and configured to amend the extensible vehicle-settings data to include previously undefined settings; and

an output configured to upload amended extensible vehicle-settings data to the data-storage device.

2. The vehicle control system of claim 1, wherein the extensible vehicle-settings data is written in extensible markup language.

3. The vehicle control system of claim 1, wherein the extensible vehicle-settings data includes generic settings and one or more instances of vehicle-specific settings.

4. The vehicle control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to adjust vehicle parameters according to the generic settings if the extensible vehicle-settings data does not include an instance of vehicle-specific settings tailored to the vehicle control system.

5. The vehicle control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to adjust vehicle parameters according to an instance of vehicle-specific settings tailored to the vehicle control system if the extensible vehicle-settings data includes an instance of vehicle-specific settings tailored to the vehicle control system.

6. The vehicle control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible vehicle-settings data to include an instance of vehicle-specific settings tailored to the vehicle control system if the extensible vehicle-settings data does not include an instance of vehicle-specific settings tailored to the vehicle control system.

7. The vehicle control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible vehicle-settings data to include settings corresponding to vehicle parameters previously undefined by the extensible vehicle-settings data.

8. The vehicle control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible vehicle-settings data at least in part by amending the generic settings in accordance with user adjustments to one or more vehicle parameters.

9. The vehicle control system of claim 1, further comprising an environmental monitor configured to assess at least one environmental condition;

wherein the customization subsystem is configured to adjust vehicle parameters based on the environmental condition.

10. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein the at least one environmental condition is geographic position.

11. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein the at least one environmental condition is temperature.

12. The vehicle control system of claim 9, wherein the at least one environmental condition is time.

19. The environmental control system of claim 3, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible environment-settings data at least in part by amending the generic settings in accordance with user adjustments to one or more environmental parameters.

13. An environmental control system, comprising:

an input configured to download extensible environment-settings data from a data-storage device;

a customization subsystem configured to adjust environmental parameters defined by the extensible environment-settings data and configured to amend the extensible environment-settings data to include previously undefined settings; and

an output configured to upload amended extensible environment-settings data to the data-storage device.

14. The environmental control system of claim 13, wherein the extensible environment-settings data is written in extensible markup language.

15. The environmental control system of claim 13, wherein the extensible environment-settings data includes generic settings and one or more instances of environment-specific settings.

16. The environmental control system of claim 15, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to adjust environmental parameters according to the generic settings if the extensible environment-settings data does not include an instance of environment-specific settings tailored to the environmental control system, and wherein the customization subsystem is configured to adjust environmental parameters according to an instance of environment-specific settings tailored to the environmental control system if the extensible environment-settings data includes an instance of environment-specific settings tailored to the environmental control system.

17. The environmental control system of claim 16, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible environment-settings data to include an instance of environment-specific settings tailored to the environmental control system if the extensible environment-settings data does not include an instance of environment-specific settings tailored to the environmental control system.

18. The environmental control system of claim 16, wherein the customization subsystem is configured to amend the extensible environment-settings data to include settings corresponding to environmental parameters previously undefined by the extensible environment-settings data.

20. A method of customizing a vehicle experience, comprising:

downloading extensible vehicle-settings data from a data-storage device;

adjusting one or more vehicle parameters defined by the extensible vehicle-settings data;

amending the extensible vehicle-settings data to include previously undefined settings; and

uploading amended extensible vehicle-settings data to the data-storage device.