SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION BASED CUSTOMIZATION

• US 20140316609A1
• Filed: 04/19/2013
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: LANGE, Richard J., WASHINGTON, Brandon L., TSIEN, Matthew, DRAKE, Brian D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,248,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• 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

Methods and apparatus are provided for a customization control system for a vehicle having a cabin. The apparatus can include a source of vehicle location data, and a door coupled to the cabin and including a window movable relative to the door between a first, closed position and a second, opened position. The apparatus can also include a customization module that, based on the vehicle location data, outputs setting data for the vehicle that includes a movement for the window relative to the door.

Claims

1. A customization control system for a vehicle having a cabin, comprising:

a source of vehicle location data;

a door coupled to the cabin and including a window movable relative to the door between a first, closed position and a second, opened position; and

a customization module that, based on the vehicle location data, outputs setting data for the vehicle that includes a movement for the window relative to the door.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein based on the vehicle location data and a current position of the window, the customization module outputs setting data to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

a source of speed data that indicates a speed of the vehicle,

wherein based on the vehicle location data, the speed data and the current position of the window, the customization module outputs setting data to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a source of brake data that indicates a position of a brake pedal of the vehicle,

wherein based on the vehicle location data, the speed data, the brake data and the current position of the window, the customization module outputs setting data to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position.

5. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

at least one windshield wiper mounted on the vehicle; and

an input that indicates if the at least one windshield wiper is actuated,

wherein based on the vehicle location data and the current position of the window, the customization module outputs setting data to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position if the at least one windshield wiper is not actuated.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the door of the vehicle includes a lock, and the system further comprises:

a remote keyless entry system including a fob that generates a signal to actuate the lock to secure the door to the cabin of the vehicle, and the customization module outputs setting data to disable locking of the lock with the fob based on the vehicle location data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the cabin further comprises at least one interior light, and the customization module outputs setting data to illuminate the at least one interior light based on the vehicle location data.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one source of user input;

wherein the customization module outputs setting data to illuminate the at least one interior light based on the vehicle location data and the user input.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the door of the vehicle includes a lock, and the system further comprises:

a transmission coupled to a driveline of the vehicle,

wherein the customization module outputs setting data to substantially automatically unlock the lock based on a range of the transmission and the vehicle location data.

10. A method of customizing a vehicle having a cabin, comprising:

determining a current geographic location of the vehicle;

determining if the vehicle has visited the current geographic location previously; and

outputting a user interface to save a setting for a system of the vehicle if the vehicle has visited the current location previously.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the setting is a setting for an action of a window associated with a door coupled to the cabin of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the setting is a setting for an exterior light associated with the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining if a setting for lock feedback associated with a locking of a lock of a door of the vehicle is associated with the current geographic location of the vehicle;

determining an ambient condition surrounding the vehicle;

receiving a request to lock the lock; and

outputting light feedback data based on the setting for lock feedback that includes an audible output by an audible device associated with the vehicle or visual output by an exterior light associated with the vehicle based on the ambient condition surrounding the vehicle, the lock request and the current geographic location of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining if a setting for a navigation of the vehicle along a journey to a destination is associated with the current geographic location of the vehicle; and

illuminating at least one interior light within the cabin of the vehicle based on a proximity of the vehicle to the destination and the current geographic location of the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining if a setting for a navigation of the vehicle along a journey to a destination is associated with the current geographic location of the vehicle; and

illuminating at least one interior light within the cabin of the vehicle based on the current geographic location of the vehicle relative to the journey.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining if a setting for a navigation of the vehicle along a journey to a destination is associated with the current geographic location of the vehicle; and

illuminating at least one interior light within the cabin of the vehicle based on a proximity of the vehicle to a turn associated with the journey and the current geographic location of the vehicle.

17. A vehicle, comprising:

a passenger cabin including a door having a lock that is actuatable to lock the door to the cabin and a window coupled to a window actuation device that is actuatable to move the window relative to the door from a first, closed position to a second, opened position;

a remote keyless entry system that generates a signal to actuate the lock;

a source of location data that provides a current geographic location of the vehicle;

a customization module that controls the lock and the window based on the location data, and the customization module;

actuates a window actuation device to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position based on the location data; and

disables the actuation of the lock by the remote keyless entry system based on the location data.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the customization module actuates the window actuation device to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position based on a speed of the vehicle.

19. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the customization module actuates the window actuation device to move the window from the first, closed position to the second, opened position based on a range of a transmission of the vehicle.

20. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the customization module outputs a user interface for display on a display that indicates that the actuation of the lock by the remote keyless entry system has been disabled.