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Context-aware systems and methods location-aware systems and methods context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same

  • US 20050071489A1
  • Filed: 10/15/2004
  • Published: 03/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A context-aware system comprising:

  • a computer configured to be mounted in a vehicle, the computer comprising one or more processors and computer-readable media associated with the one or more processors;

    one or more applications resident on the computer-readable media and configured to be executed on the one or more processors;

    one or more context providers operably associated with the computer and configured to provide context information for use in determining a vehicle context, at least some of the context providers receiving context information from sources remote from the vehicle in which the computer is mounted;

    at least one hierarchical tree structure resident on the computer-readable media and having multiple nodes each of which being associated with a context;

    a context service module configured to receive context information from the one or more context providers and determine a vehicle context, the context service module being configured to determine a vehicle context by accessing the one hierarchical tree structure and traversing at least one of said nodes; and

    a behavior engine operably associated with the computer and configured to, responsive to a vehicle context that is determined by the context service, adjust a behavior of the one or more applications so that the one or more applications behave in a manner that is consistent with a current vehicle context.

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