VEHICLE OPERATOR IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATOR-CONFIGURED SERVICES

• US 20130151027A1
• Filed: 12/07/2011
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Petrucci, David R., Massoll, Charles A., Nguyen, Thiep T., Wisnewski, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,008,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0233 Vehicle tilting, overturning or roll over
• 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 system for implementing customized vehicle services includes a vehicle control system including a computer processor, and logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method. The method includes receiving user-selected settings for distributing a communication, the user-selected settings input to the computer processor by a user of a vehicle. The method also includes monitoring vehicle components for a condition specified in the user-selected settings, and distributing the communication pursuant to the user-selected settings when the condition is met in response to the monitoring.

Claims

1. A system for implementing customized vehicle services, comprising:

a vehicle control system including a computer processor; and

logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising;

receiving user-selected settings for distributing a communication, the user-selected settings input to the computer processor by a user of a vehicle; and

monitoring vehicle components for a condition specified in the user-selected settings, and distributing the communication pursuant to the user-selected settings when the condition is met responsive to the monitoring.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected settings include emergency contact information, and the condition includes at least one of a roll-over incident and an airbag deployment with respect to the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected settings include a message generated by the user and directed to another operator of the vehicle, and the condition includes identifying a presence of the other operator in the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the logic is further configured to implement:

identifying the presence of the other operator in the vehicle from vehicle data derived from the vehicle components, the vehicle data including at least one of a selected radio station, seat position data, and key fob data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected settings include vehicle service criteria, and the condition includes a threshold value for at least one of the vehicle components.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication is voice-recorded by the user and stored in the memory of the vehicle.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected settings include a mobile application and device associated with the communication.

8. A method for implementing customized vehicle services, comprising:

receiving user-selected settings for distributing a communication, the user-selected settings input via a computer processor of a vehicle control system by a user of a vehicle; and

monitoring vehicle components for a condition specified in the user-selected settings, and distributing the communication pursuant to the user-selected settings when the condition is met responsive to the monitoring.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user-selected settings include emergency contact information, and the condition includes at least one of a roll-over incident and an airbag deployment with respect to the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the user-selected settings include a message generated by the user and directed to another operator of the vehicle, and the condition includes identifying a presence of the other operator in the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying the presence of the other operator in the vehicle from vehicle data derived from the vehicle components, the vehicle data including at least one of a selected radio station, seat position data, and key fob data.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the user-selected settings include vehicle service criteria, and the condition includes a threshold value for at least one of the vehicle components.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication is voice-recorded by the user and stored in the memory of the vehicle.

14. A computer program product for implementing customized vehicle services, the computer program product comprising a storage medium having computer program instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

receiving user-selected settings for distributing a communication, the user-selected settings input to the computer by a user of a vehicle; and

monitoring vehicle components for a condition specified in the user-selected settings, and distributing the communication pursuant to the user-selected settings when the condition is met responsive to the monitoring.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user-selected settings include emergency contact information, and the condition includes at least one of a roll-over incident and an airbag deployment with respect to the vehicle.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user-selected settings include a message generated by the user and directed to another operator of the vehicle, and the condition includes identifying a presence of the other operator in the vehicle.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

identifying the presence of the other operator in the vehicle from vehicle data derived from the vehicle components, the vehicle data including at least one of a selected radio station, seat position data, and key fob data.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user-selected settings include vehicle service criteria, and the condition includes a threshold value for at least one of the vehicle components.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the communication is voice-recorded by the user and stored in the memory of the vehicle.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user-selected settings include a mobile application and device associated with the communication.