Remote Application of Vehicle Component Settings

• US 20120115446A1
• Filed: 02/15/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Weigert, Norman J., Kalhous, Amanda J., Chau, Jarvis, Chappell, Michael J., Gautama, Neeraj Roy
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/61 Password, biometric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

Remote application of vehicle control settings includes detecting a vehicle in proximity of the mobile communication device, authenticating the vehicle via a secured pairing between an identifier of the vehicle and an identifier of the mobile communication device, retrieving driver preference settings assigned to the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device, and transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for implementing remote application of vehicle control settings, comprising:

prompting an individual, via a user interface on a mobile communication device, to manually select driver preference settings by physically manipulating corresponding vehicle components disposed in a vehicle, the vehicle components electronically controlled by a vehicle control system of the vehicle;

responsive to the individual manually selecting the driver preference settings, querying the vehicle control system of the vehicle for the driver preference settings;

creating a profile record, the profile record storing an identification of the vehicle, an identification of the mobile communication device, and the driver preference settings received from the vehicle control system;

detecting, via a communications component of the mobile communications device, the vehicle in proximity of the mobile communication device;

authenticating the vehicle via a secured pairing between the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device;

retrieving the driver preference settings assigned to the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting the individual, via the user interface, to place a key of the vehicle into an ignition of the vehicle and to turn the key such that the vehicle is in an accessory mode prior to prompting the individual to manually select the driver preference settings, the driver preference settings identified by the vehicle control system while the vehicle is in the accessory mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier of the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle components include at least one of a(n):

seat;

steering wheel column;

audio system;

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system;

windshield wiper;

pedal;

mirror;

lighting control; and

window.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the driver preference settings include at least one of a position and adjustment of the vehicle components.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle includes transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle over a wireless communication network prior to occupancy of the vehicle by an individual.

3. (canceled)

8. A mobile communication device for implementing remote application of vehicle control settings, comprising:

a computer processor; and

logic executable by the computer processor, the logic implementing a method, comprising;

prompting an individual, via a user interface on the mobile communication device, to manually select driver preference settings by physically manipulating corresponding vehicle components disposed in a vehicle, the vehicle components electronically controlled by a vehicle control system of the vehicle;

responsive to the individual manually selecting the driver preference settings, querying the vehicle control system of the vehicle for the driver preference settings;

creating a profile record, the profile record storing an identification of the vehicle, an identification of the mobile communication device, and the driver preference settings received from the vehicle control system;

detecting, via a communications component of the mobile communications device, the vehicle in proximity of the mobile communication device;

authenticating the vehicle via a secured pairing between the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device;

retrieving the driver preference settings assigned to the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

prompting the individual, via the user interface, to place a key of the vehicle into an ignition of the vehicle and to turn the key such that the vehicle is in an accessory mode prior to prompting the individual to manually select the driver preference settings, the driver reference settings identified by the vehicle control system while the vehicle is in the accessory mode.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the identifier of the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the vehicle components include at least one of a(n):

seat;

steering wheel column;

audio system;

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system;

windshield wiper;

pedal;

mirror;

lighting control; and

window.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the driver preference settings include at least one of a position and adjustment of the vehicle components.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle includes transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle over a wireless communication network prior to occupancy of the vehicle by an individual.

10. (canceled)

15. A computer program product implementing remote application of vehicle control settings, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed cause a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

prompting an individual, via a user interface on a mobile communication device, to manually select driver preference settings by physically manipulating corresponding vehicle components disposed in a vehicle, the vehicle components electronically controlled by a vehicle control system of the vehicle;

responsive to the individual manually selecting the driver preference settings, querying the vehicle control system of the vehicle for the driver preference settings;

creating a profile record, the profile record storing an identification of the vehicle, an identification of the mobile communication device, and the driver preference settings received from the vehicle control system;

detecting the vehicle in proximity of the mobile communication device;

authenticating the vehicle via a secured pairing between the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device;

retrieving the driver preference settings assigned to the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

prompting the individual, via the user interface, to place a key of the vehicle into an ignition of the vehicle and to turn the key such that the vehicle is in an accessory mode prior to prompting the individual to manually select the driver preference settings, the driver preference settings identified by the vehicle control system while the vehicle is in the accessory mode.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the identifier of the vehicle is a vehicle identification number (VIN).

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the vehicle components include at least one of a(n):

seat;

steering wheel column;

audio system;

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system;

windshield wiper;

pedal;

mirror;

lighting control; and

window.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the driver preference settings include at least one of a position and adjustment of the vehicle components.

17. (canceled)