Feature recognition for configuring a vehicle console and associated devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- separating a vehicle into one or more zones;
automatically determining, by a processor, if a person is within a zone of said vehicle;
identifying said person within said zone of the vehicle;
determining, by a processor, if said identified person has corresponding settings; and
configuring said zone of said vehicle based on said corresponding settings.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to recognize the drivers and/or passengers within the automobile. Based on the recognition, the vehicle may change a configuration of the automobile to match predetermined preferences for the driver and/or passenger.
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1. A method, comprising:
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separating a vehicle into one or more zones; automatically determining, by a processor, if a person is within a zone of said vehicle; identifying said person within said zone of the vehicle; determining, by a processor, if said identified person has corresponding settings; and configuring said zone of said vehicle based on said corresponding settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle system, comprising:
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one or more sensors; a vehicle control system comprising; a processor; a memory; wherein the processor is operable to; receive sensor data from the one or more sensors; based on the received sensor data, automatically determine if a person is within a zone of a vehicle; based on the received sensor data, automatically identify the person; determine if the person has made a setting; and based on the determination, configure said zone of said vehicle to said setting. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive sensor data from one or more sensors; based on the received sensor data, instructions to automatically determine if a person is within a zone of a vehicle; based on the received sensor data, instructions to automatically identify the person; instructions to retrieve one or more settings associated with the identified person; and instructions to automatically configure the vehicle according to the retrieved settings. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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