Vehicle Personalization Using A Near Field Communications Transponder
First Claim
1. A vehicle personalization system comprising:
- a cell phone comprising a memory for storing personalization data of a user for a vehicle device, and a first near field communications (NFC) transponder coupled to the memory and configured to transmit the personalization data; and
a vehicle comprising a second NFC transponder configured to receive the personalization data from the first NFC transponder, and a processor coupled to the second NFC transponder to input the received personalization data and adapted to personalize the vehicle device in accordance with the received personalization data, wherein personalization data is downloaded from the cell phone to the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle personalization system and method that includes a cell phone and a vehicle. When a vehicle user prepares to use a vehicle, personalization data such as a preferred seat position is quickly transferred from the cell phone to the vehicle and used by the vehicle to adjust a vehicle feature to correspond to the preferences of the vehicle user. The cell phone and the vehicle are both equipped with near field communications (NFC) transponders to facilitate the transfer of personalization data. The vehicle also has a processor coupled to the vehicle NFC transponder to input the received personalization data that is also adapted to personalize the vehicle device in accordance with the received personalization data when the personalization data is downloaded from the cell phone to the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle personalization system comprising:
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a cell phone comprising a memory for storing personalization data of a user for a vehicle device, and a first near field communications (NFC) transponder coupled to the memory and configured to transmit the personalization data; and a vehicle comprising a second NFC transponder configured to receive the personalization data from the first NFC transponder, and a processor coupled to the second NFC transponder to input the received personalization data and adapted to personalize the vehicle device in accordance with the received personalization data, wherein personalization data is downloaded from the cell phone to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a vehicle personalization system comprising a cell phone comprising a memory to store personalization data of a user for a vehicle device, and a first near field communications (NFC) transponder coupled to the memory and configured to transmit the personalization data;
- and a vehicle comprising a second NFC transponder configured to receive the personalization data, and a processor coupled to the second NFC transponder to input the received personalization data and adapted to personalize the vehicle device in accordance with the received personalization data, wherein said method comprises downloading personalization data from the cell phone to the vehicle comprising the steps of;
recalling the personalization data from the memory; transmitting the personalization data by the first NFC transponder; receiving the personalization data by the second NFC transponder; and personalizing the vehicle device in accordance with the personalization data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- and a vehicle comprising a second NFC transponder configured to receive the personalization data, and a processor coupled to the second NFC transponder to input the received personalization data and adapted to personalize the vehicle device in accordance with the received personalization data, wherein said method comprises downloading personalization data from the cell phone to the vehicle comprising the steps of;
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