Vehicle settings profile system
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1. A system for use in a vehicle comprising:
- an interface for receiving signals from and sending signals to one or more input elements;
a mobile communication transceiver, for wireless communications through a mobile communication network;
a processor coupled to the interface and the wireless transceiver;
a memory coupled to the processor; and
a program stored in the memory, wherein execution of the program by the processor configures the system to perform functions, including functions to;
detect an identification associated with a user in response to the user coming into proximity of a vehicle;
when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected;
send a query via the mobile communication network for a server, the query including the identification associated with the user;
receive a response to the query from the server via the mobile communication network, the response including a driver profile for the user;
store the received driver profile for the user in the memory, the stored driver profile subsequently providing an indication that the identification associated with the user was previously detected; and
apply the received driver profile for the user within the vehicle; and
when the identification associated with the user was previously detected, as indicated by previous storage of the received driver profile for the user being disposed in the memory;
retrieve, from the memory, the received driver profile for the user previously stored in the memory when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; and
apply the retrieved driver profile for the user within the vehicle,wherein;
(a) the driver profile specifies a driver preference setting for one or more configurable components of the vehicle, and(b) the one or more driver preference settings specified in the driver profile conform to one or more preferences of the user previously supplied to the server.
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Abstract
A system for transferring driver profile settings has a communication interface, processor, storage device, and program in the storage device. The communication interface allows for network communications. The processor couples to the interface. Execution of the program from storage by the processor configures the system to perform functions. The system allows for transfer of a driver profile from the storage device to a vehicle for application on the vehicle. The driver profile specifies one or more preference settings for one or more configurable components of a vehicle.
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1. A system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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an interface for receiving signals from and sending signals to one or more input elements; a mobile communication transceiver, for wireless communications through a mobile communication network; a processor coupled to the interface and the wireless transceiver; a memory coupled to the processor; and a program stored in the memory, wherein execution of the program by the processor configures the system to perform functions, including functions to; detect an identification associated with a user in response to the user coming into proximity of a vehicle; when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; send a query via the mobile communication network for a server, the query including the identification associated with the user; receive a response to the query from the server via the mobile communication network, the response including a driver profile for the user; store the received driver profile for the user in the memory, the stored driver profile subsequently providing an indication that the identification associated with the user was previously detected; and apply the received driver profile for the user within the vehicle; and when the identification associated with the user was previously detected, as indicated by previous storage of the received driver profile for the user being disposed in the memory; retrieve, from the memory, the received driver profile for the user previously stored in the memory when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; and apply the retrieved driver profile for the user within the vehicle, wherein; (a) the driver profile specifies a driver preference setting for one or more configurable components of the vehicle, and (b) the one or more driver preference settings specified in the driver profile conform to one or more preferences of the user previously supplied to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for transferring driver profile settings, comprising:
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a communication interface for network communications; a processor coupled to the interface; a storage device coupled to the processor; and a program in the storage device, wherein execution of the program by the processor configures the system to perform functions, including functions to; receive a query, from a unit in a vehicle and through a mobile communication network to the communication interface, sent from the unit upon a user being in proximity of the vehicle, the query including an identification associated with the user and information related to the vehicle; based on the identification associated with the user, look up a record of the user in the storage to obtain a preference of the user for each of one or more configurable vehicle components; identify, based on the information in the query related to the vehicle, a first vehicle type for the vehicle containing the unit; identify a second vehicle type for a vehicle on which the one or more preferences of the user previously supplied to the server are based; upon determining the first and second types of vehicle are different, transcode the previously supplied one or more preferences of the user to one or more preference settings corresponding to one or more configurable components of the first vehicle type, to obtain one or more driver preference settings for one or more configurable components of the vehicle containing the unit; and transmit a response message from the interface back through the mobile communication network to the unit in the vehicle, the response message including a driver profile specifying a driver preference setting for each one or more configurable components of the vehicle containing the unit conforming to the one or more preferences of the user previously supplied to the server.
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10. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a vehicle unit within a vehicle, an identification associated with a user in response to the user coming into proximity of the vehicle; when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; sending a query for a server, via a mobile communication network, the query including the identification associated with the user; receiving a response to the query from the server, via the mobile communication network, the response including a vehicle user profile for the user; storing, by the vehicle unit, the vehicle user profile for the user in a memory of the vehicle, the stored vehicle user profile subsequently providing an indication that the identification associated with the user was previously detected; and configuring, based on the vehicle user profile, one or more configurable components of the vehicle; and when the identification associated with the user was previously detected as indicated by previous storage of the received vehicle user profile for the user in the memory; retrieving, by the vehicle unit and from the memory of the vehicle, the vehicle user profile previously stored in the memory when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; and configuring, based on the retrieved vehicle user profile, one or more configurable components of the vehicle, wherein; (a) the vehicle user profile specifies a user preference setting for one or more configurable components of the vehicle, and (b) the one or more user preference settings specified in the vehicle user profile conform to one or more preferences of the user previously supplied by the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a system for use in a vehicle comprising; an interface for receiving signals from and sending signals to one or more input elements; a mobile communication transceiver, for wireless communications through a mobile communication network; a processor coupled to the interface and the wireless transceiver; a memory coupled to the processor; and a vehicle use system program stored in the memory; and a system for transferring driver profile settings comprising; a communication interface for network communications; a processor coupled to the interface; a storage device coupled to the processor; and a driver profile settings transfer system program in the storage device, wherein; execution of the vehicle use system program by the processor of the vehicle use system configures the vehicle use system to perform functions, including functions to; detect an identification associated with a user in response to the user coming into proximity of a vehicle; when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; send a query via the mobile communications network for the driver profile settings transfer system, the query including the identification associated with the user and information related to the vehicle; receive a response to the query from the driver profile settings transfer system via the mobile communication network, the response including a driver profile for the user; store the received driver profile for the user in the memory, the stored driver profile subsequently providing an indication that the identification associated with the user was previously detected; and apply the received driver profile for the user within the vehicle; and when the identification associated with the user was previously detected as indicated by previous storage of the received driver profile for the user in the memory; retrieve, from the memory, the received driver profile for the user previously stored in the memory when the identification associated with the user was not previously detected; and apply the retrieved driver profile for the user within the vehicle, wherein; (a) the driver profile specifies a driver preference setting for one or more configurable components of the vehicle, and (b) the one or more driver preference settings specified in the driver profile conform to one or more preferences of the user previously supplied to the driver profile settings transfer system; and execution of the driver profile settings transfer system program by the processor of the driver profile settings transfer system configures the driver profile settings transfer system to perform functions, including functions to; receive the query, from the vehicle use system through the mobile communication network to the interface; based on the identification associated with the user, look up a record of the user in the storage to obtain a preference of the user for each of the one or more configurable vehicle components; and transmit the response to the query from the interface back through the mobile communication network to the vehicle use system. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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