Method of determining and predicting entertainment selections for telematics units
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1. A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, comprising:
- monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, including user activation of one or more units selected from a plurality of entertainment units;
determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the step of monitoring, wherein the determination of the entertainment selection profile is based on monitored vehicle factors in addition to the monitored entertainment selection, the monitored vehicle factors selected from the group consisting of a number of passengers, locations of passengers, a location of the vehicle at power-up, a location of the vehicle when the entertainment selection occurs, a key used to power-up the vehicle, a rear view mirror position, and a driver seat position; and
selectively activating one or more of the plurality of entertainment units based on a user entertainment selection profile.
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Abstract
A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, including monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the monitoring and activating entertainment units based on the profile.
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1. A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, comprising:
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monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, including user activation of one or more units selected from a plurality of entertainment units; determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the step of monitoring, wherein the determination of the entertainment selection profile is based on monitored vehicle factors in addition to the monitored entertainment selection, the monitored vehicle factors selected from the group consisting of a number of passengers, locations of passengers, a location of the vehicle at power-up, a location of the vehicle when the entertainment selection occurs, a key used to power-up the vehicle, a rear view mirror position, and a driver seat position; and selectively activating one or more of the plurality of entertainment units based on a user entertainment selection profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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4. The method of clam 3, wherein activating entertainment units based on the profile comprises:
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determining power-up input responsive to a power-up of the vehicle; retrieving the user-specific entertainment selection profile from a memory in the telematics unit responsive to the determined power-up input; and powering up at least one entertainment unit based on the retrieved user-specific entertainment selection profile.
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9. The method of clam 1, wherein activating entertainment units based on the user entertainment selection profile comprises:
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determining power-up input responsive to a power-up of the vehicle; retrieving the user entertainment selection profile from a memory in the telematics unit responsive to the determined power-up input; and powering up at least one entertainment unit based on the retrieved user entertainment selection profile.
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11. A computer readable medium having thereon computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, including user activation of one or more units selected from a plurality of entertainment units; determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the monitoring, wherein the determination of the entertainment selection profile is based on monitored vehicle factors in addition to the monitored entertainment selection, the monitored vehicle factors selected from the group consisting of a number of passengers, locations of passengers, a location of the vehicle at power-up, a location of the vehicle when the entertainment selection occurs, a key used to power-up the vehicle, a rear view mirror position, and a driver seat position; and selectively activating one or more of the plurality of entertainment units based on a user entertainment selection profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 18)
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14. The computer readable medium of clam 11, wherein selectively activating one or more of the plurality of entertainment units based on a user entertainment profile comprises:
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determining power-up input responsive to the power-up of the vehicle; retrieving the user entertainment selection profile from a memory in the telematics unit responsive to the determined power-up input; and powering up at least one entertainment unit based on the retrieved user entertainment selection profile.
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17. The computer readable medium of clam 16, wherein selectively activating one or more of the plurality of entertainment units based on a user entertainment profile comprises:
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determining power-up input responsive to the power-up of the vehicle; retrieving the user-specific entertainment selection profile from a memory in the telematics unit responsive to the determined power-up input; and powering up at least one entertainment unit based on the retrieved user-specific entertainment selection profile.
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