Apparatus and method for identifying and localizing vehicle occupant and on-demand personalization
First Claim
1. A wireless mobile device for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of the wireless mobile device in the vehicle, wherein the wireless mobile device is configured to:
- receive a radio signal from each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle;
determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each received radio signal;
apply a seat prediction model M to the RSSI value for each received radio signal; and
transmit a predicted seat position P of the user to a server, wherein the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile device for personalizing the control and IVI settings of a connected vehicle according to a seat position of a user of the mobile device. The wireless mobile device is configured to: i) receive a radio signal from each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle; ii) determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each received radio signal; iii) apply a seat prediction model M to the RSSI value for each received radio signal to predict a seat position P; and iv) transmit a predicted seat position P to a server. The seat prediction model M is generated by a machine learning process and stored in a server. A beacon array configuration, data collection and generalization procedure optimizes the coverage and accuracy of the model M. The wireless mobile device is further configured to receive an identification (ID) value of the vehicle. The wireless mobile device retrieves the seat prediction model M from the server and caches in memory in the wireless mobile device. Once the vehicle knows the in-vehicle seat position of a user, on-demand personalization will follow automatically. The personalization can be for vehicle controls, IVI head unit or backseat entertainment system, etc., according to user'"'"'s in-vehicle seat position.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile device for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of the wireless mobile device in the vehicle, wherein the wireless mobile device is configured to:
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receive a radio signal from each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle; determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each received radio signal; apply a seat prediction model M to the RSSI value for each received radio signal; and transmit a predicted seat position P of the user to a server, wherein the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24)
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7. A method in a wireless mobile device for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of the wireless mobile device in the vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a radio signal from each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle; determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each received radio signal; applying a seat prediction model M to the RSSI value for each received radio signal; and transmitting a predicted seat position P of the user to a server, wherein the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of a wireless mobile device in the vehicle, wherein the server is configured to:
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receive from the wireless mobile device a request for a seat prediction model M corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the seat prediction model M is based on previously-measured received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values of radio signals transmitted to the wireless mobile device by each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle; in response to the request, transmit the seat prediction model M to the wireless mobile device; and receive from the wireless mobile device a predicted seat position P of the user, wherein the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a server for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of a wireless mobile device in the vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving from the wireless mobile device a request for a seat prediction model M corresponding to the vehicle, wherein the seat prediction model is based on previously-measured received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values of radio signals transmitted by each of a plurality of beacons in the vehicle; in response to the request, transmitting the seat prediction model M to the wireless mobile device; and receiving from the wireless mobile device a predicted seat position P of the user, wherein the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of a wireless mobile device in the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of beacons, each beacon configured to transmit a radio signal to the wireless mobile device; and an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system configured to receive from a server a predicted seat position P of the user in the vehicle from the wireless mobile device, wherein the predicted seat position P is based on previously-measured received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values of radio signals transmitted by the plurality of beacons, and the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of personalizing one or more control settings of a vehicle according to a seat position of a user of a wireless mobile device in the vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a radio signal from each of a plurality of beacons to the wireless mobile device; and in an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system, receiving from a server a predicted seat position P of the user in the vehicle from the wireless mobile device, wherein the predicted seat position P is based on previously-measured received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values of radio signals transmitted by the plurality of beacons, and the predicted seat position P from the wireless mobile device is configured to cause the one or more control settings of the vehicle to change. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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