Vehicle setting profile system
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, in a unit on a vehicle, information related to identification of a user of the vehicle;
receiving, in the unit on the vehicle, information related to a setting for at least one user adjustable element on the vehicle based upon an input from the user of the vehicle;
storing, in a memory of the vehicle, a user profile in association with the user identification, the user profile containing information related to the setting for the at least one user adjustable element; and
uploading, through a mobile communications network and via a mobile communication module of the unit on the vehicle, the user identification and the user profile from the memory of the vehicle to a server for storage in the server in an account associated with the user'"'"'s identification.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in a unit on a vehicle, information related to identification of a user of the vehicle; receiving, in the unit on the vehicle, information related to a setting for at least one user adjustable element on the vehicle based upon an input from the user of the vehicle; storing, in a memory of the vehicle, a user profile in association with the user identification, the user profile containing information related to the setting for the at least one user adjustable element; and uploading, through a mobile communications network and via a mobile communication module of the unit on the vehicle, the user identification and the user profile from the memory of the vehicle to a server for storage in the server in an account associated with the user'"'"'s identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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an interface for receiving signals from and sending signals to one or more adjustable components on a vehicle; 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; receive, by the processor, information related to a user identification for a user of the vehicle; receive, via the interface, information related to a setting for at least one of the adjustable components on the vehicle based upon an input from the user of the vehicle store, in a memory of the vehicle, a user profile in association with the user identification; and uploading, to a server through the mobile communications network using the mobile communication transceiver, the user identification and the user profile, the user profile; containing information related to the setting for the at least one adjustable component; and to be stored in storage of the server in an account associated with the user'"'"'s identification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile station 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 driver profile settings transfer program in the storage device, wherein execution of the driver profile settings transfer program by the processor configures the mobile station to perform functions, including functions to; receive, through a mobile communications network via the communications interface and from a unit in a vehicle, information related to identification of a user of the vehicle and a user profile, the user profile containing information related to one or more settings for one or more user adjustable elements on the vehicle; store, in the storage device, the user identification in association with the user profile; receive, from the unit in the vehicle, a user profile query, the user profile query including information related to a subsequent user identification; upon a determination that the subsequent user identification and the user identification represent the same user, retrieve the user profile stored in association with the user identification; and transmit, through the mobile communication network via the communications interface and to the unit in the vehicle, a response message, the response message including the retrieved user profile.
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