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Access control for personalized user information maintained by a telematics unit

  • US 9,081,944 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2013
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for limiting access to personalization information for a registered primary vehicle user for a vehicle including a telematics unit, the method comprising:

  • storing personalization information of the registered primary vehicle user within a non-transitory memory;

    blocking, after the storing, access to the personalization information of the registered primary vehicle user during use of the vehicle by a driver that has not been authenticated as the registered primary vehicle user;

    permitting a change to a first setting value on the vehicle by the driver that has not been authenticated as the registered primary vehicle user;

    authenticating, after the storing, the registered primary vehicle user;

    providing, in response to successful authentication of the registered primary vehicle user during the authenticating, access to the personalization information for the registered primary vehicle user; and

    restoring, after the permitting and authenticating, the first setting value on the vehicle, based upon a setting value stored in the non-transitory memory.

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