Prompting system for vehicle personalization
First Claim
1. A system for programming the selectable operation of programmable vehicle options prior to using such options, said system comprising:
- a compact disc including index information and audio instructional information stored thereon for the operator prompting of programming instructions;
a compact disc player for receiving said compact disc and responsive to said index and audio instructional information stored on said compact disc for simultaneously generating index signals and audio prompting signals;
a selection input device outputting selection signals;
a controller coupled to said compact disc player and to said selection device for receiving said index signals and said selection signals, said controller operating in a training mode and an operating mode, said controller responsive to said index signals and said selection signals for selecting and storing vehicle accessory operation instructions in the training mode, and said controller coupled to the vehicle electrical system for controlling the operation of vehicle accessories according to said stored vehicle accessory operation instructions in the operating mode.
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Abstract
A personalization system for vehicles uses a CD player and a keyless entry transmitter. The CD player outputs audible prompting signals including accessory operation choices. The driver selects accessory operation by pressing the "LOCK" or "UNLOCK" switch on the keyless entry key fob following an associated audio prompting signal. A controller coupled to the CD player receives a selection signal from the keyless entry key fob and associates the receipt of the selection signal with an index corresponding to the audio prompting signal last output by the CD player. The controller controls accessory operation according to the accessory options selected responsive to the audible prompting signal.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for programming the selectable operation of programmable vehicle options prior to using such options, said system comprising:
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a compact disc including index information and audio instructional information stored thereon for the operator prompting of programming instructions; a compact disc player for receiving said compact disc and responsive to said index and audio instructional information stored on said compact disc for simultaneously generating index signals and audio prompting signals; a selection input device outputting selection signals; a controller coupled to said compact disc player and to said selection device for receiving said index signals and said selection signals, said controller operating in a training mode and an operating mode, said controller responsive to said index signals and said selection signals for selecting and storing vehicle accessory operation instructions in the training mode, and said controller coupled to the vehicle electrical system for controlling the operation of vehicle accessories according to said stored vehicle accessory operation instructions in the operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 30, 31)
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15. A vehicle personalization system for programming the manner in which a plurality of vehicle accessories will operate upon actuation, comprising:
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an audio source for generating a plurality of audible prompting signals and for generating index signals corresponding to the audible prompting signals, each audible prompting signal being associated with one of the plurality of vehicle accessories; input means for generating response signals responsive to said audible prompting signals; and a controller coupled to said audio source for receiving said index signals, to said input means, and to the vehicle accessories, said controller responsive to the response signals received from said input means and to the index signals for storing vehicle accessory operation instructions when in a training mode, and said controller controlling the vehicle accessories according to said stored vehicle accessory operation instructions when in an operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 32, 33)
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22. A vehicle personalization system for programming the manner in which a plurality of vehicle accessories will operate upon actuation, comprising:
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an audio source for generating a plurality of audible prompting signals, each audible prompting signal being associated with one of the plurality of vehicle accessories, wherein said audio source includes a compact disc and a compact disc player; input means for generating response signals responsive to said audible prompting signals, wherein said input means includes a keyless entry receiver; and a controller coupled to said audio source, to said input means, and to the vehicle accessories, said controller responsive to the response signals received from said input means following an audible prompting signal for storing vehicle accessory operation instructions when in a training mode, and said controller controlling the vehicle accessories according to said stored vehicle accessory operation instructions when in an operating mode, wherein said controller stores respective driver identification signals each associated with one of a plurality of vehicle drivers, each of said driver identification signals has associated therewith respective vehicle accessory operation instructions uniquely selected in a respective training operation and each of said driver identification signals is a security code associated with a keyless entry key fob, and wherein said audio source outputs index and prompting signal information used for selecting a vehicle accessory operation and wherein said controller, when in the training mode, scrolls through said index information, generates audible index signals describing which vehicle accessory operation may be selected in each index, and advances to an index corresponding to a selected vehicle accessory operation.
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23. A system for selecting vehicle option operation, comprising:
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a storage device for storing index and prompting signal information used for selecting vehicle accessory operation; a prompting circuit coupled to said storage device for generating index information and audible training requests identifying accessory selections programmable in the vehicle; input means for inputting response signals; and a controller coupled to said prompting circuit and to said input means, said controller storing accessory operation instructions when in a training mode and controlling vehicle accessory operation according to stored vehicle accessory operation instructions when in an operating mode, said controller, when in the training mode, generates audible signals describing which vehicle accessory operation may be modified in response to the index information provided from said prompting circuit. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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26. A system for selecting vehicle option operation, comprising:
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a storage device for storing index and prompting signal information used for selecting vehicle accessory operation; a prompting circuit coupled to said storage device for generating audible index information and audible training requests identifying accessory selections programmable in the vehicle, wherein said storage device is a compact disc and said prompting circuit includes a compact disc drive; input means for inputting response signals; and a controller coupled to said prompting circuit and to said input means, said controller storing accessory operation instructions when in a training mode and controlling vehicle accessory operation according to stored vehicle accessory operation instructions when in an operating mode, said controller, when in the training mode, scrolls through the index information, generates audible signals describing which vehicle accessory operation may be selected in each index, and advances to an index corresponding to a selected vehicle accessory operation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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39. A system for programming the selectable operation of vehicle accessories prior to using such accessories in a vehicle having an audio system including a compact disc player having a data port and a track selection actuator, the system comprising:
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a compact disc having index information and audio instructional information stored thereon for operator prompting of programming instructions; an input selector for outputting selection signals; and a controller coupled to the data port of the vehicle compact disc player, for receiving the selection signals from said input selector and index signals from the compact disc player, which the compact disc player generates from the index information stored on said compact disc, said controller operating in a training mode and in an operating mode, said controller responsive to said index signals and said selection signals for selecting and storing vehicle accessory operation instructions in the training mode, and said controller controlling the operation of vehicle accessories according to said stored vehicle accessory operation instructions in the operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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