MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20140195125A1
• Filed: 07/07/2012
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Siegel, Andreas, Reichel, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/241,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20140195125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00742 by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/00 Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of radio sets, television sets, telephones, stowing or holding appliances , safety belts or the like B60R
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 3/00 Control of position or direction G05D1/00 takes precedence; numerical control to execute positioning G05B19/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A motor vehicle has a position detection device and a control device. The position detection device detects a piece of position information that describes the position of at least one occupant of the motor vehicle and/or of a mobile terminal, particularly a mobile telephone, that is associable or associated with the occupant within the motor vehicle by taking account of a position of the mobile terminal and/or of a piece of registration information delivered by the mobile terminal. The control device is designed to set at least one operating parameter of a vehicle system by taking account of a piece of control information delivered by the mobile terminal and of the position information and/or to transmit at least one piece of operating information that influences at least one function of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal on the basis of the position information.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A motor vehicle comprising:

a position detection device to determine position information that describes a position of an occupant of the motor vehicle and/or a position of a mobile telephone, that is associated with the occupant of the motor vehicle, the position information being determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone and/or based on registration information delivered by the mobile telephone; and

a control device to;

set an operating parameter of a vehicle system based on control information delivered by the mobile telephone and based on the position information or

set an operating parameter of the vehicle system based on control information delivered by the mobile telephone and based on the position information, and to transmit operating information that influences a function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone based on the position information.

17. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the position detection device determines the position information using the position data delivered by the mobile telephone, and

the position data comprises terminal-specific motion signals produced by a motion sensor system of the mobile telephone.

18. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17, wherein

the terminal-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone, and

the position detection device determines the position information using the lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone while the motor vehicle is travelling through a curve, the lateral acceleration varying based on position of the mobile telephone within the motor vehicle during the curve.

19. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17, wherein

the motor vehicle further comprises a motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system that delivers motor-vehicle-specific motion signals, and

the position detection device determines the position information based on the motor-vehicle-specific motion signals and based on the terminal-specific motion signals.

20. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 19, wherein

the terminal-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone,

the motor-vehicle-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system, and

the position detection device determines the position information by comparing the lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone with the lateral acceleration that acts on the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system, while the motor vehicle is travelling through a curve, the lateral acceleration varying based on positions of the mobile telephone and the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system within the motor vehicle during the curve.

21. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 20, wherein the position detection device compares lateral acceleration during both a left curve and a right curve.

22. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 19, wherein the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system comprises an inertial sensor.

23. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the motor vehicle further comprises a locating antenna, and

the position detection device determines the position information using locating information delivered by the locating antenna.

24. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the motor vehicle further comprises a plurality of locating antennas at respective different locations within the motor vehicle,

the position information is determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone,

the position data comprises wireless signals transmitted by the mobile telephone and received at the locating antennas, and

the position detection device determines the position information by comparing signal strengths of the wireless signals received at the locating antennas.

25. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the position detection device determines the position information using picture data recorded by a camera in the mobile telephone, the picture data showing a portion of an interior of the motor vehicle.

26. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the position detection device determines the position information based on registration information delivered by the mobile telephone, and

the registration information identifies the mobile telephone as being previously registered with the motor vehicle and relates to a predetermined occupant position within the motor vehicle.

27. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the motor vehicle further comprises a marker provided in an interior of the motor vehicle such that the marker can be detected by the mobile telephone,

the position information is determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone, and

the mobile telephone, upon detecting the marker, produces a piece of auxiliary position information, which is transmitted to the position detection device as the position data.

28. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the operating parameter set by control device relates to at least one of a driver assistance system, a multimedia system, an air-conditioning system, an interior lighting system, an actuating system for a door of the motor vehicle, an actuating system for a window of the motor vehicle, and a system for adjusting a seat position.

29. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the operating parameter set by the control device relates to an air conditioning system,

the control information delivered by the mobile telephone specifies an air conditioning setting, and

the air conditioning setting is implemented only at the position of the occupant of the motor vehicle.

30. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the control device sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and transmits the operating information that influences the function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone, and

the function of the mobile telephone is at least one function selected from the group consisting of limiting reception of incoming telephone calls, limiting reception of incoming text messages, limiting reception of incoming multimedia messages, reducing contents shown on a display of the mobile telephone, reducing a brightness of the display of the mobile telephone, shutting down the display of the mobile telephone, reducing a volume of signal tones produced by the mobile telephone, shutting down signal tones produced by the mobile telephone, reducing an intensity of vibration signals produced by the mobile telephone, shutting down vibration signals produced by the mobile telephone, and shutting down the mobile telephone.

31. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 28, wherein the control device only temporarily sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and/or the operating information only temporarily influences the function of the mobile telephone.

32. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a wireless transmission device to perform wireless communication with the mobile telephone.

33. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the control device sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and transmits the operating information that influences the function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone, and

the function of the mobile telephone is influenced to take into account a current operating condition of the motor vehicle and/or to take into account current traffic conditions.

34. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 33, wherein

the control device at least partially disables the mobile telephone when the motor vehicle is travelling at a predetermined speed or when the motor vehicle is travelling in hazardous traffic conditions.

35. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises plausibilization device to check the position information determined by the position detection device.

36. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 35, wherein the plausibilization device comprises a plurality of seat occupancy sensors.