Vehicle operator verification system that prevents vehicle adapting systems from adapting
First Claim
1. A vehicle operator identification verification system comprising:
- a personalization command device being responsive to a vehicle operator identification (ID) code, said personalization command device providing a signal indicative of the operator ID code;
at least one personalization device, said at least one personalization device being responsive to the vehicle operator ID code signal from the personalization command device, said at least one personalization device providing an operational setting that is personalized to the vehicle operator ID code;
at least one adaptive system, said at least one adaptive system controlling at least one vehicle system, said adaptive system adapting the at least one vehicle system to a vehicle operator'"'"'s preference of the at least one vehicle system based on vehicle operator adjustments to the at least one vehicle system; and
an analyzing device responsive to the operational setting of the at least one personalization device, said analyzing device preventing the at least one adaptive system from adapting to adjustments made by the vehicle operator to the at least one vehicle system if the operator adjusts the operational setting of the at least one personalization device to be different than a predetermined set operational setting of the at least one personalization device.
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Abstract
A vehicle operator identification verification system that correlates an operator identification code with certain vehicle conditions such as seat position and side mirror position. A personalization command system receives the operator identification code from a key fob transmitter, and correlates the identification code with stored identification codes. The command system will then initiate various adapting systems that correspond to the received identification code. Further, the command system will cause various personalization devices, such as seats and mirror positioning devices, to be actuated to a position corresponding to a stored position associated with the received operator identification code. If one or more of the various personalization devices are adjusted by the vehicle operator a certain percentage beyond the settings that correspond to the received operator identification code, system will prevent the adapting systems from adapting to the current vehicle operator.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle operator identification verification system comprising:
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a personalization command device being responsive to a vehicle operator identification (ID) code, said personalization command device providing a signal indicative of the operator ID code; at least one personalization device, said at least one personalization device being responsive to the vehicle operator ID code signal from the personalization command device, said at least one personalization device providing an operational setting that is personalized to the vehicle operator ID code; at least one adaptive system, said at least one adaptive system controlling at least one vehicle system, said adaptive system adapting the at least one vehicle system to a vehicle operator'"'"'s preference of the at least one vehicle system based on vehicle operator adjustments to the at least one vehicle system; and an analyzing device responsive to the operational setting of the at least one personalization device, said analyzing device preventing the at least one adaptive system from adapting to adjustments made by the vehicle operator to the at least one vehicle system if the operator adjusts the operational setting of the at least one personalization device to be different than a predetermined set operational setting of the at least one personalization device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle operator identification system comprising:
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a vehicle operator identification device being responsive to a vehicle operator identification (ID) code, said identification device providing a signal indicative of the operator ID code; and at least one adaptive system that adapts at least one vehicle system to a preference of a vehicle operator, said adaptive system adapting the at least one vehicle system to a vehicle operator'"'"'s preference of the at least one vehicle system based on vehicle operator adjustments to the at least one vehicle system, said vehicle operator being identified by the vehicle operator identification code, said at least one adaptive system adapting independently to a plurality of vehicle operator identification codes identifying a plurality of vehicle operator, said at least one adaptive system adapting to the vehicle operator identified by the vehicle operator ID code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of verifying an identification code, said method comprising the steps of:
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comparing a received identification code to one or more stored identification codes so as to determine if the received identification code corresponds to an identification code that is stored; applying the received identification code to at least one adjustable device if the received identification code corresponds to one of the stored identification codes, wherein the at least one adjustable device provides an operational setting that is adjusted to the identification code; determining if the operational setting of the at least one adjustable device corresponds to a set operational setting of the at least one adjustable device for the received identification code; and preventing an at least one adaptive system from adapting a vehicle system if the operational setting of the at least one adjustable device is different than the set operational setting of the at least one adjustable device by a predetermined percentage, said adaptive system adapting the vehicle system to a vehicle operator'"'"'s preference of the vehicle system based on vehicle operator adjustments to the vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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