WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING USER-CONTROLLED VEHICLE PREFERENCE SETTINGS WITH A REMOTE LOCATION

• US 20180043903A1
• Filed: 08/15/2016
• Published: 02/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: HOSEY, Eric T., PATENAUDE, Russell A., EDWARDS, Ryan M.
• Application Number:
  US15/237,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20180043903A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0064 using a remote, e.g. cordless, transmitter or receiver unit, e.g. remote keypad or mobile phone
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/08 Interaction between the driver and the control system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A system and method of communicating user-controlled vehicle settings with a remote location includes: detecting a change to one or more vehicle preference settings made by a vehicle user at a vehicle; wirelessly transmitting the vehicle preference setting(s) from the vehicle to a remote location; altering one or more default services provided to the vehicle user based on the change to the vehicle preference setting(s) made by the vehicle user; and providing the altered default service(s) to the vehicle user.

Claims

1. A method of communicating user-controlled vehicle preference settings with a remote location, comprising the steps of:

(a) detecting a change to one or more vehicle preference settings made by a vehicle user at a vehicle;

(b) wirelessly transmitting the vehicle preference setting(s) from the vehicle to a remote location;

(c) altering one or more default services provided to the vehicle user based on the change to the vehicle preference setting(s) made by the vehicle user; and

(d) providing the altered default service(s) to the vehicle user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises detecting the change using a vehicle telematics unit.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises detecting the change at a handheld wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote location comprises a vehicle telematics unit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote location comprises a remote facility.

5-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the altered default services comprise sending an email that includes vehicle data to the vehicle user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of detecting a handheld wireless device at the vehicle and selecting one or more vehicle preference settings based on the identity of the handheld wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the default service comprises a vehicle instruction.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the default service comprises a vehicle instruction.

8. A method of communicating user-controlled vehicle preference settings with a remote location, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving, at a remote facility, one or more vehicle preference settings that have been changed by a vehicle user;

(b) storing the changed vehicle preference setting(s) at the remote facility;

(c) altering one or more default services provided to the vehicle user from the remote facility based on the change to the vehicle preference setting(s) made by the vehicle user; and

(d) providing the altered service(s) to the vehicle user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle preference settings are detected using a vehicle telematics unit.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle preference settings are detected using a handheld wireless device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the altered default services comprise sending an email that includes vehicle data to the vehicle user.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of receiving a handheld wireless device identity, selecting one or more vehicle preference settings based on the identity of the handheld wireless device, and transmitting the vehicle preference setting(s) to the vehicle.

14. A method of communicating user-controlled vehicle preference settings with a remote location, comprising the steps of:

(a) detecting a change to a language setting or a location setting made by a vehicle user at a vehicle;

(b) wirelessly transmitting the changed language setting or the location setting from the vehicle to a remote location;

(c) altering one or more default services provided to the vehicle user based on the language setting or the location setting; and

(d) providing the altered default service(s) to the vehicle user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein step (a) comprises detecting the change using a vehicle telematics unit.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein step (a) comprises detecting the change at a handheld wireless device.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote location comprises a vehicle telematics unit.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote location comprises a remote facility.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of detecting a handheld wireless device at the vehicle and selecting one or more vehicle preference settings based on the identity of the handheld wireless device.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the default service comprises a vehicle instruction.