METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING CONTENT FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE

• US 20100274410A1
• Filed: 04/24/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: TSIEN, MATTHEW, HUNTZICKER, FRED W.
• Application Number:
  US12/429,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20100274410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/106 Receiver-side switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side

Abstract

A method for customizing content for an occupant of a vehicle during a vehicle drive includes the steps of determining a driving mode of the vehicle and determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode. The driving mode represents one or more characteristics of the vehicle drive.

Claims

1. A method for customizing content for an occupant of a vehicle during a vehicle drive, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a driving mode of the vehicle, the driving mode representing one or more characteristics of the vehicle drive; and

determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

obtaining an input as to a preference of the occupant for the driving modes;

wherein the step of determining appropriate content for the occupant comprises the step of;

determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode and the input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining a day of the week for the vehicle drive;

wherein the step of determining the driving mode comprises the step of;

determining the driving mode based on the day of the week.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining a time of day for the vehicle drive;

wherein the step of determining the driving mode comprises the step of;

determining the driving mode based on the time of day.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining a geographic location, a geographic direction, or both, for the vehicle drive;

wherein the step of determining the driving mode comprises the step of;

determining the driving mode based on the geographic location, the geographic direction, or both.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

displaying a list of the appropriate content for an occupant of the vehicle;

receiving a selection from the occupant, the selection comprising one or more selected items of the appropriate content from the list; and

providing the selected items for the occupant.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the selected items are selected from the group consisting of:

media files, audio information, and audio entertainment.

8. A program product for customizing content for an occupant of a vehicle during a vehicle drive, the program product comprising:

a program configured to at least facilitate;

determining a driving mode of the vehicle, the driving mode representing one or more characteristics of the vehicle drive; and

determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode; and

a computer-readable signal-bearing medium bearing the program.

9. The program product of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to at least facilitate:

obtaining an input as to a preference of the occupant for the driving modes; and

determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode and the input.

10. The program product of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a day of the week for the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the day of the week.

11. The program product of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a time of day for the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the time of day.

12. The program product of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a geographic location, a geographic direction, or both, for the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the geographic location, the geographic direction, or both.

13. The program product of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to at least facilitate:

displaying a list of the appropriate content for an occupant of the vehicle;

receiving a selection from the occupant, the selection comprising one or more selected items of the appropriate content from the list; and

providing the selected items for the occupant.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the selected items are selected from the group consisting of:

media files, audio information, and audio entertainment.

15. A system for customizing content for an occupant of a vehicle during a vehicle drive, the program product comprising:

a vehicle interface configured to at least facilitate providing information pertaining to one or more characteristics of the drive; and

a server configured to at least facilitate;

determining a driving mode of the vehicle based on the one or more characteristics of the vehicle drive; and

determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a programming interface configured to at least facilitate obtaining an input as to a preference of the occupant for the driving modes;

wherein the server is further configured to at least facilitate determining appropriate content for the occupant based on the driving mode and the input.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a day of the week for the vehicle drive based on the one or more characteristics of the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the day of the week.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a time of day for the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the time of day.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the server is further configured to at least facilitate:

determining a geographic location, a geographic direction, or both, for the vehicle drive; and

determining the driving mode based on the geographic location, the geographic direction, or both.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the vehicle interface is further configured to at least facilitate:

displaying a list of the appropriate content for an occupant of the vehicle;

receiving a selection from the occupant, the selection comprising one or more selected items of the appropriate content from the list, wherein the selected items are selected from the group consisting of;

media files, audio information, and audio entertainment; and

providing the selected items for the occupant.