Method and system for managing personalized settings in a mobile vehicle

• US 20060089755A1
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Ampunan, Nathan D., Zambo, Michael G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,319,924 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel

Abstract

A method of managing personalized settings in a mobile vehicle, particularly during service replacement of a vehicle module, is provided. The personalized settings currently stored in the vehicle module are determined. The settings are first stored at a vehicle settings storage unit and then transferred to a replacement module. Systems and programs for managing personalized settings in a mobile vehicle are also provided.

Claims

1. A method of managing personalized settings in a mobile vehicle during service replacement of a vehicle module, comprising:

determining personalized settings stored in the vehicle module;

storing the personalized settings at a vehicle settings storage unit; and

transferring the personalized settings to a replacement module.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating with the vehicle module via a telematics unit to determine the personalized settings.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a predesignated memory location for the personalized settings in the vehicle module.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

transferring the personalized settings to a matching predesignated memory location in the replacement module.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

entering a new value of the personalized settings.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

transferring the new value of the personalized settings to the replacement module.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining identifying parameters of the vehicle module.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

means for determining identifying parameters of the vehicle module.

8. A system for managing personalized settings in a mobile vehicle during service replacement of a vehicle module, comprising:

means for determining personalized settings stored in the vehicle module;

means for storing the personalized settings at a vehicle settings storage unit; and

means for transferring the personalized settings to a replacement module.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

means for communicating with the vehicle module via a telematics unit to determine the personalized settings.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

means for determining a predesignated memory location for the personalized settings in the vehicle module.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

means for transferring the personalized settings to a matching predesignated memory location in the replacement module.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

means for entering a new value of the personalized settings.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

means for transferring the new value of the personalized settings to the replacement module.

15. A computer usable medium including a program to manage personalized settings

in a mobile vehicle during service replacement of a vehicle module, comprising:

computer program code that determines personalized settings stored in the vehicle module;

computer program code that stores the personalized settings at a vehicle settings storage unit; and

computer program code that transfers the personalized settings to a replacement module.

16. The program of claim 15, further comprising:

computer program code that determines a predesignated memory location for the personalized settings in the vehicle module.

17. The program of claim 16, further comprising:

computer program code that transfers the personalized settings to a matching predesignated memory location in the replacement module.

18. The program of claim 15, further comprising:

computer program code that enters a new value of the personalized settings.

19. The program of claim 18, further comprising:

computer program code that transfers the new value of the personalized settings to the replacement module.

20. The program of claim 15, further comprising:

computer program code that determines identifying parameters of the vehicle module.