Vehicle personalization through web portal

• US 20040010358A1
• Filed: 07/12/2002
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Gawlik, Thomas A., Oesterling, Christopher L.
• Application Number:
  US10/193,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20040010358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0231 Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system of personalizing settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. At least one user preference is received at a call center via a web portal interface, and is sent from the call center to the telematics unit. A vehicle function is activated based on the user preference. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer usable medium that includes program code to personalize settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of personalizing settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

receiving at least one user preference at a call center via a web portal interface;

sending the user preference from the call center to the telematics unit; and

activating a vehicle function based on the user preference.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the user preference in the telematics unit.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the user preference at the call center or at a user computer.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

transmitting at least one user preference from the call center to the telematics unit.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle function is selected from the group consisting of a seat position, a mirror position, a door lock behavior, a radio station preset selection, a climate setting, a button configuration, and a theft alarm setting.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the user preference is selected from a list consisting of a seat position preference, a mirror position preference, a door lock behavior preference, a radio station preset selection preference, a climate setting preference, a button configuration preference, and a theft alarm setting preference.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

modifying the user preference through a user input at the mobile vehicle.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the preference is modified based on a voice command.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

transmitting the modified user preference to the call center.

10. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

monitoring battery life of a vehicle battery; and

transmitting the stored user preference from the telematics unit to the call center when the battery life drops below a predetermined threshold.

11. A computer usable medium including a program for personalizing settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

computer program code to receive at least one user preference at a call center via a web portal interface;

computer program code to send the user preference from the call center to the telematics unit; and

computer program code to activate a vehicle function based on the user preference.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to store the user preference in the telematics unit.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to store the user preference at the call center or at a user computer.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 13 further comprising:

computer program code to transmit at least one user preference from the call center to the telematics unit.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to modify the user preference through a user input at the mobile vehicle.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

computer program code to transmit the modified user preference to the call center.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 12 further comprising:

computer program code to monitor battery life of a vehicle battery; and

computer program code to transmit the stored user preference from the telematics unit to the call center when the battery life drops below a predetermined threshold.

18. A system for personalizing settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

means for receiving at least one user preference at a call center via a web portal interface;

means for sending the user preference from the call center to the telematics unit; and

means for activating a vehicle function based on the user preference.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for storing the user preference in the telematics unit.

20. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for storing the user preference at the call center or at a user computer.

21. The system of claim 20 further comprising:

means for transmitting at least one user preference from the call center to the telematics unit.

22. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for modifying the user preference through a user input at the mobile vehicle.

23. The system of claim 22 further comprising:

means for transmitting the modified user preference to the call center.

24. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

means for monitoring battery life of a vehicle battery; and

means for transmitting the stored user preference from the telematics unit to the call center when the battery life drops below a predetermined threshold.