VEHICLE USER PREFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. A vehicle user preference system, comprising:
- a memory configured to store a user preference data structure, according to which user preferences are stored;
a communication interface operable to gain access to a device ID profile (DIP) identifying a mobile device communicably coupled thereto and associated with said user preference data structure; and
a processor communicably coupled to said memory and said communication interface, and configured to employ said DIP in gaining access to said user preference data structure, and cause said user preferences to be applied to vehicle subsystems.
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Abstract
A vehicle user preference system and a method of applying user preferences. One embodiment of the vehicle user preference system includes: (1) a memory configured to store a user preference data structure, according to which user preferences are stored, (2) a Bluetooth communication interface operable to gain access to a device ID profile (DIP) identifying a mobile device communicably coupled thereto and associated with the user preference data structure, and (3) a processor communicably coupled to the memory and the Bluetooth communication interface, and configured to employ the DIP in gaining access to the user preference data structure, and cause the user preferences to be applied to vehicle subsystems.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle user preference system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a user preference data structure, according to which user preferences are stored; a communication interface operable to gain access to a device ID profile (DIP) identifying a mobile device communicably coupled thereto and associated with said user preference data structure; and a processor communicably coupled to said memory and said communication interface, and configured to employ said DIP in gaining access to said user preference data structure, and cause said user preferences to be applied to vehicle subsystems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of applying user preferences to a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a device ID profile (DIP) indicative that a particular user is present; employing said DIP to gain access to user preferences associated with said particular user; and causing said user preferences to be applied to vehicle subsystems. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An automobile computer system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a plurality of user preference data structures, according to which respective user preferences for a plurality of users are stored; a Bluetooth subsystem operable to detect and pair with a mobile device having a device ID profile (DIP) associated with a particular user preference data structure of said plurality of user preference data structures; a processor communicably coupled to said Bluetooth subsystem and said memory, and operable to gain access to and employ said DIP to gain access to said particular user preference data structure; and a subsystem interface communicably coupled to said processor and configured to apply said respective user preferences contained in said particular user preference data structure to a plurality of vehicle subsystems in an automobile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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