Methods and Systems for Aggregating and Implementing Preferences for Vehicle-Based Operations of Multiple Vehicle Occupants
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1. A computer system for providing shared preferences between vehicle occupants for vehicle-based operations in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one vehicle-based computer configured to;
receive information identifying two or more occupants in a vehicle, each occupant having one or more preferences relating to a plurality of vehicle-based operations;
identify the two or more occupants in a vehicle;
receive one or more common preferences between the two or more vehicle occupants relating to the plurality of vehicle-based operations, wherein the common preferences are identified based on a search of one or more data storage systems storing the preferences for each vehicle occupant; and
implement the one or more identified common preferences in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and system may include aggregating and implementing preferences associated with vehicle occupants for vehicle-based operations. The occupants may be identified in a vehicle, each occupant having one or more preferences relating to a plurality of vehicle-based operations. The common preferences between the vehicle occupants may be identified, merged, and implemented in a vehicle.
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1. A computer system for providing shared preferences between vehicle occupants for vehicle-based operations in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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at least one vehicle-based computer configured to; receive information identifying two or more occupants in a vehicle, each occupant having one or more preferences relating to a plurality of vehicle-based operations; identify the two or more occupants in a vehicle; receive one or more common preferences between the two or more vehicle occupants relating to the plurality of vehicle-based operations, wherein the common preferences are identified based on a search of one or more data storage systems storing the preferences for each vehicle occupant; and implement the one or more identified common preferences in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-program product for providing in a vehicle shared preferences between vehicle occupants for vehicle-based operations, the computer-program product executing on a computer-readable medium and including instructions for:
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receiving information identifying a number of occupants in a vehicle, each occupant having one or more preferences relating to a plurality of vehicle-based operations; based on the identified number of occupants, identifying the preferences relating to the plurality of vehicle-based operations for a single occupant or a plurality of occupants; if a single occupant, receiving the preferences for the single occupant; if a plurality of occupants, receiving one or more common preferences between the plurality of vehicle occupants relating to the plurality of vehicle-based operations; and preparing the one or more identified preferences for implementation at one or more vehicle-based systems. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving information at one or more computers that two or more occupants are in a vehicle; receiving at the computer(s) preferences relating to a plurality of vehicle-based operations for each vehicle occupant; determining at the computer(s) a presence of common preferences between each occupant relating to the plurality of vehicle-based operations; identifying the common preferences; and preparing the identified common preferences for implementation in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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