Device, method, and system for portable configuration of vehicle controls
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1. A mobile communication device for remotely configuring vehicle configuration settings of a vehicle, the mobile communication device comprising:
- a data storage having stored therein a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings to facilitate control of a plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle, wherein each set of the user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by an in-vehicle computing system of the vehicle to configure each vehicle occupant control of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; and
a processor to establish a vehicle configuration management module, wherein the vehicle configuration management module is to;
transmit a request for vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the vehicle configuration settings identify current settings of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls and are usable by the in-vehicle computing system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle;
receive the requested vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system;
store the vehicle configuration settings in the data storageretrieve a set of user vehicle configuration settings from the data storage; and
transmit the retrieved set of user vehicle configuration settings to the in-vehicle computing system to configure the vehicle occupant controls.
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Abstract
A device, method, and system for portable configuration of vehicle controls includes a mobile communication device configured to communicate with an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle. The mobile communication device stores user vehicle configuration settings, which are selectively transmitted to the in-vehicle computing system to cause the in-vehicle computing system to adjust vehicle controls based on the user vehicle configuration settings.
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1. A mobile communication device for remotely configuring vehicle configuration settings of a vehicle, the mobile communication device comprising:
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a data storage having stored therein a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings to facilitate control of a plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle, wherein each set of the user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by an in-vehicle computing system of the vehicle to configure each vehicle occupant control of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; and a processor to establish a vehicle configuration management module, wherein the vehicle configuration management module is to; transmit a request for vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the vehicle configuration settings identify current settings of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls and are usable by the in-vehicle computing system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle; receive the requested vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system; store the vehicle configuration settings in the data storage retrieve a set of user vehicle configuration settings from the data storage; and transmit the retrieved set of user vehicle configuration settings to the in-vehicle computing system to configure the vehicle occupant controls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25)
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8. An in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle for managing vehicle configuration settings, the in-vehicle computing system comprising:
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a processor to establish a communication module and a vehicle configuration control module, wherein; the communication module is to receive, from a mobile computing device, a set of user vehicle configuration settings from a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings stored at the mobile communication device, wherein the set of user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by the in-vehicle computing system to configure one or more vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle that are managed by the in-vehicle system based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; and the vehicle configuration control module is to adjust at least one vehicle occupant control of the vehicle as a function of the set of user vehicle configuration settings, wherein the communication module is further to receive a request for vehicle configuration settings from the mobile communication device, wherein the vehicle configuration settings are usable by the in-vehicle system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle, and wherein the in-vehicle computing system is further to determine current vehicle configuration settings of the vehicle in response to the request and transmit, using the communication module, the current vehicle configuration settings to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 26)
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15. One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed, result in a mobile computing device:
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automatically retrieving a set of user vehicle configuration settings from a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings stored in a data storage of the mobile communication device to facilitate control of a plurality of vehicle occupant controls of a vehicle, wherein each set of user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by an in-vehicle computing device of the vehicle to configure each vehicle occupant control of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; and transmitting the set of user vehicle configuration settings to the in-vehicle computing system to configure the vehicle occupant controls, and requesting vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the vehicle configuration settings identify current settings of vehicle occupant controls managed by the in-vehicle computing system of the vehicle and are usable by the in-vehicle computing system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle; receiving the requested vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system; and storing the vehicle configuration settings in the data storage of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed, result in an in-vehicle computing system:
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receiving a set of user vehicle configuration settings from a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings stored at a mobile communication device, wherein the set of user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by the in-vehicle computing system to configure one or more vehicle occupant controls managed by the in-vehicle system based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; adjusting, using the in-vehicle computing system, at least one vehicle occupant control of the vehicle as a function of the set of user vehicle configuration settings; receiving a request for vehicle configuration settings from the mobile communication device, wherein the vehicle configuration settings are usable by the in-vehicle computing system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle; determining current vehicle configuration settings of the vehicle in response to the request; and transmitting the current vehicle configuration settings to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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