VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION ACTIVITIES
First Claim
1. A vehicle control and interconnection system, comprising:
- a vehicle interconnection component that communicably couples to a corresponding portable electronic processing device when the portable electronic processing device is suitably positioned within a corresponding vehicle, the vehicle interconnection component further couples to a vehicle subsystem within the vehicle; and
a software component for downloading into the corresponding portable electronic processing device, the software component having computer code that is operatively configured to be executed by a processor of the portable electronic processing device to implement;
a supervisory controller that provides control information that is utilized by the vehicle subsystem connected through the vehicle interconnection component to implement a customized vehicle configuration;
a vehicle interface that communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle subsystem component through the vehicle interconnection component, and that communicates information received through the vehicle interconnection component to the software component for making vehicle decisions; and
a user interface that couples to an input device and a display to provide a common interface for the device coupled to the vehicle interconnection component.
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Abstract
A vehicle control and interconnection system comprises a vehicle interconnection component and a software component. The vehicle interconnection component communicably couples to a corresponding portable electronic processing device when the portable electronic processing device is suitably positioned within a corresponding vehicle. The vehicle interconnection component further couples to a vehicle subsystem within the vehicle. The software component is downloaded into the corresponding portable electronic processing device, and implements a supervisory controller, a vehicle interface and a user interface. The supervisory controller provides control information that is utilized by the vehicle subsystem connected through the vehicle interconnection component to implement a customized vehicle configuration. The vehicle interface communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle subsystem component through the vehicle interconnection component. The user interface couples to an input device and a display to provide a common interface for the device coupled to the vehicle interconnection component.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control and interconnection system, comprising:
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a vehicle interconnection component that communicably couples to a corresponding portable electronic processing device when the portable electronic processing device is suitably positioned within a corresponding vehicle, the vehicle interconnection component further couples to a vehicle subsystem within the vehicle; and a software component for downloading into the corresponding portable electronic processing device, the software component having computer code that is operatively configured to be executed by a processor of the portable electronic processing device to implement; a supervisory controller that provides control information that is utilized by the vehicle subsystem connected through the vehicle interconnection component to implement a customized vehicle configuration; a vehicle interface that communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle subsystem component through the vehicle interconnection component, and that communicates information received through the vehicle interconnection component to the software component for making vehicle decisions; and a user interface that couples to an input device and a display to provide a common interface for the device coupled to the vehicle interconnection component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle control and interconnection system, comprising:
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a vehicle interconnection component that communicably couples to a corresponding portable electronic processing device when the portable electronic processing device is suitably positioned within a corresponding vehicle, the vehicle interconnection component further couples to a vehicle subsystem within the vehicle; and a software component that is downloaded into the corresponding portable electronic processing device, the software component having computer code that is operatively configured to be executed by a processor of the portable electronic processing device to implement; a supervisory controller that provides control information that is utilized by the vehicle subsystem connected through the vehicle interconnection component to implement a customized vehicle configuration; a vehicle interface that communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle subsystem component through the vehicle interconnection component, and that communicates information received through the vehicle interconnection component to the software component for making vehicle decisions; a user interface that couples to an input device and a display to provide a common interface for the device coupled to the vehicle interconnection component, the user interface providing modes of display information, depending upon the task of the vehicle operator, including at least; a driving mode that reduces the number of menu options available to the vehicle operator or makes the controls larger, and sets the menu options to those capabilities relevant to driving; a peripheral interface that exchanges information with a peripheral device communicably connected to the vehicle interconnection component; a system security and diagnostics process that verifies that a specific configuration requested by or required by the vehicle subsystem is authorized and configured to execute properly within the control and interconnection system; and a mode control monitor that is operatively configured to dynamically modify control information based upon at least one of sensed operational conditions, inferred operational conditions, sensed environmental conditions and inferred environmental conditions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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