VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION ACTIVITIES
First Claim
1. A vehicle control and interconnection system, comprising:
- a system interface having;
a user interface that couples to a display, the user interface having modes of display information, that vary based upon a task of a vehicle operator, the modes including;
a driving mode that reduces menu options available to the operator to those functions related to driving, and enlarges touch screen control icons associated with the displayed functions; and
at least one non-driving mode that displays information with relatively smaller touch screen control icons compared to the control icons in the driving mode; and
a vehicle interface that couples to at least one vehicle subsystem to communicate with vehicle-installed electronic peripherals;
a system controller that couples to the system interface, the system controller having;
a supervisory controller that provides control information that is communicated through the system interface to implement a customized vehicle configuration comprising;
a mission customization that adjusts two or more vehicle-installed electronic peripherals to coordinate performance characteristics affecting operation of the vehicle;
wherein;
the vehicle interface communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle-installed electronic peripherals, and communicates information received through the system interface to the supervisory controller for making vehicle decisions.
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Abstract
A vehicle control and interconnection comprises a user interface that couples to a display. The user interface has modes of display information that vary based upon a task of a vehicle operator. The modes include a driving mode that reduces menu options available to the operator to those functions related to driving, and enlarges touch screen control icons associated with the displayed functions. Moreover, the modes include at least one non-driving mode that displays information with relatively smaller touch screen control icons compared to the control icons in the driving mode. The system interface also comprises a vehicle interface that couples to at least one vehicle sub system to communicate with vehicle-installed electronic peripherals.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control and interconnection system, comprising:
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a system interface having; a user interface that couples to a display, the user interface having modes of display information, that vary based upon a task of a vehicle operator, the modes including; a driving mode that reduces menu options available to the operator to those functions related to driving, and enlarges touch screen control icons associated with the displayed functions; and at least one non-driving mode that displays information with relatively smaller touch screen control icons compared to the control icons in the driving mode; and a vehicle interface that couples to at least one vehicle subsystem to communicate with vehicle-installed electronic peripherals; a system controller that couples to the system interface, the system controller having; a supervisory controller that provides control information that is communicated through the system interface to implement a customized vehicle configuration comprising; a mission customization that adjusts two or more vehicle-installed electronic peripherals to coordinate performance characteristics affecting operation of the vehicle; wherein; the vehicle interface communicates the control information from the supervisory controller to the vehicle-installed electronic peripherals, and communicates information received through the system interface to the supervisory controller for making vehicle decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. The vehicle control and interconnection system further comprising:
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a two-way communication device communicably coupled to the system controller, where the system controller receives via the two-way communication device, from a data center, a set of travel related services that are specific to an individual, where the set of travel related services include trip information for a trip and are received into the control and interconnection system; wherein; the system controller communicates with the vehicle-installed electronic peripherals to identify operational characteristics of the vehicle based upon the loaded set of travel related services and at least one vehicle sensor; and the system controller periodically performs an operation to modify at least one vehicle subsystem in response to receiving the personalized information, while the vehicle is active during the trip. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of customizing a vehicle driving experience, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a data center, a set of travel related services that are specific to an individual, where the set of travel related services include trip information for a trip and are received into a control and interconnection system associated with a vehicle, the control and interconnection system having; a vehicle interface that interfaces with vehicle subsystems; an operator interface that interfaces with an operator of the vehicle; and a system controller that communicates with vehicle subsystems using the vehicle interface, and which interacts with the operator using the operator interface; loading the set of travel related services into the system controller of the control and interconnection system of the vehicle operated by the individual; identifying, by the control and interconnection system, operational characteristics of the vehicle based upon the loaded set of travel related services and at least one vehicle sensor; generating personalized information in response to the operational characteristics; and performing, periodically, an operation to modify at least one vehicle subsystem, by the control and interconnection system, in response to receiving the personalized information, while the vehicle is active during the trip.
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