Method and system for passenger profiles
First Claim
1. A method of providing a passenger profile, comprising:
- receiving one or more passengers having mobile units in a vehicle, wherein at least some of the mobile units have been programmed with passenger profiles;
receiving the passenger profiles from the mobile units;
informing at least a driver of the vehicle of the passenger profiles once the passenger profiles are received; and
setting one or more parameters of the vehicle based on the received passenger profiles, wherein the parameters include a maximum speed of the vehicle, a restriction on the use of portable electronic devices by the driver, a preferred or recommended travel route, a restricted area of travel, an enablement of a landmark notification signal or an enablement of a threshold variance signal.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for providing a passenger profile. The method can include the steps of receiving (212) one or more passengers having mobile units (112) in a vehicle (110) in which at least some of the mobile units have been programmed with passenger profiles and receiving (214) the passenger profiles from the mobile units. The method can also include the step of informing (216) at least the driver of the vehicle of the passenger profiles once the passenger profiles are received. As an example, setting one or more parameters of the vehicle can be based on the received passenger profiles. In addition, setting the parameters of the vehicle based on the received passenger profiles may restrict the operation of the vehicle in a predefined manner.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of providing a passenger profile, comprising:
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receiving one or more passengers having mobile units in a vehicle, wherein at least some of the mobile units have been programmed with passenger profiles; receiving the passenger profiles from the mobile units; informing at least a driver of the vehicle of the passenger profiles once the passenger profiles are received; and setting one or more parameters of the vehicle based on the received passenger profiles, wherein the parameters include a maximum speed of the vehicle, a restriction on the use of portable electronic devices by the driver, a preferred or recommended travel route, a restricted area of travel, an enablement of a landmark notification signal or an enablement of a threshold variance signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of generating a passenger profile, comprising:
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programming a mobile unit of a passenger of a vehicle with one or more settings that are associated with vehicular travel to create the passenger profile; wherein a driver of the vehicle will be informed of at least a portion of the passenger profile when the mobile unit comes within a predetermined range of the vehicle; wherein the passenger profile includes a maximum speed of the vehicle, a restriction on the use of portable electronic devices by the driver, a preferred or recommended travel route, a restricted area of travel, an enablement of a landmark notification signal or an enablement of a threshold variance signal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A mobile unit for generating a passenger profile, comprising:
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a user interface that receives one or more settings that are associated with vehicular travel of a passenger and form the passenger profile; a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is operable to cause the transceiver to transmit at least a portion of the passenger profile when a user of the mobile unit becomes a passenger of a vehicle such that a driver of the vehicle is made aware of the passenger profile; wherein following the transmission of the passenger profile, the passenger profile will set one or more parameters of the vehicle; wherein the parameters include a maximum speed of the vehicle, a restriction on the use of portable electronic devices by the driver, a preferred or recommended travel route, a restricted area of travel, an enablement of a landmark notification signal or an enablement of a threshold variance signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A vehicle control system for receiving one or more passenger profiles, comprising:
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a transceiver that receives the passenger profiles within a predetermined range of the vehicle, wherein the passenger profiles are associated with passengers of the vehicle; a notification unit that informs a driver of the vehicle of at least a portion of the passenger profiles; and a processor coupled to the transceiver that is operable to set one or more parameters of the vehicle based on the passenger profiles. wherein the parameters include a maximum speed of the vehicle, a restriction on the use of portable electronic devices by the driver, a preferred or recommended travel route, a restricted area of travel, an enablement of a landmark notification signal or an enablement of a threshold variance signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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