PORTABLE AND PERSONAL VEHICLE PRESETS

• US 20110087385A1
• Filed: 10/09/2009
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Wingrove, Theodore Charles, Ciatti, Anthony, Bowden, Upton Beall
• Granted Patent: US 8,498,757 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input

Abstract

An interface system including a vehicle system having an operational data representing a setting of the associated vehicle system and an interface module in communication with the vehicle system to directly modify the operational data of the vehicle system based upon a personalized data, wherein the personalized data is in a platform independent format.

Claims

1. An interface system for a vehicle comprising:

a vehicle system having an operational data representing a setting of the associated vehicle system; and

an interface module in data communication with the vehicle system to directly modify the operational data of the vehicle system based upon a personalized data, wherein the personalized data is in a platform independent format.

2. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the interface module is an infotainment module.

3. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the interface module includes an open source operating system.

4. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized data is at least one of a discrete value and a representative value.

5. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized data is stored on a user device and extracted by the interface module to modify the operational data of the vehicle system.

6. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized data is stored on a storage system integrated with the vehicle and in data communication with the interface module.

7. The interface system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized data is modified from a location that is remote to the vehicle.

8. An interface system comprising:

a vehicle system for a first vehicle, the vehicle system having an operational data representing a setting of the associated vehicle system;

an interface module in data communication with the vehicle system to directly modify the operational data of the vehicle system based upon a personalized data, wherein the personalized data is in a platform independent format; and

a user device in data communication with the interface module, wherein the personalized data is extracted from the interface module and stored on the user device to be transferred and imported to a second vehicle.

9. The interface system according to claim 8, wherein the interface module is an infotainment module.

10. The interface system according to claim 8, wherein the interface module includes an open source operating system.

11. The interface system according to claim 8, wherein the personalized data is at least one of a discrete value and a representative value.

12. The interface system according to claim 8, wherein the personalized data is stored on a storage system integrated with the first vehicle and in data communication with the interface module.

13. The interface system according to claim 8, wherein the personalized data is modified from a location that is remote to the vehicle.

14. A method for personalizing a vehicle system, the method comprising the steps of:

a) receiving an operational data representing a setting of a vehicle system;

b) modifying the setting of the vehicle system and thereby the operational data thereof;

c) extracting the operational data from the vehicle system;

d) storing the operational data as a personalized data; and

e) transmitting the personalized data directly into a second vehicle, wherein an operational data representing a setting of a vehicle system of the second vehicle is modified based upon the personalized data.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein at least one of steps of b), c) and d) is performed by an interface module.

17. The interface system according to claim 14, wherein the personalized data is at least one of a discrete value and a representative value.

18. The interface system according to claim 14, wherein the personalized data is stored on a user device.

19. The interface system according to claim 14, wherein the personalized data is modified from a location that is remote to the vehicle.

20. The method according to claim 14, wherein the setting of the vehicle system of the second vehicle is modified to be substantially similar to the setting of the vehicle system of the first vehicle.

16. The interface system according to claim 16, wherein the interface module is an infotainment module.