VEHICLE SHARING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20180290609A1
• Filed: 04/11/2017
• Published: 10/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: KHOO, Wilson-Boon Siang, MENG, Ming Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,501,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

A vehicular data correlation system includes a first network access device (NAD) of a first vehicle; and a database server having processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to cross-reference a first driver settings dataset in a driver settings database to a first vehicle dataset in a vehicle database to form a first enhanced data packet, cross-reference a first vehicle conditions dataset in a vehicle conditions database to a first driver dataset in a driver database to form a second enhanced data packet, correlate the first enhanced data packet with the second enhanced data packet, download the first enhanced data packet to the first NAD, download the second enhanced data packet to the first NAD, and transmit a first initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the first vehicle conditions dataset on the first vehicle, via the first NAD.

Claims

1. A vehicular data correlation system, comprising:

a first network access device (NAD) of a first vehicle; and

a database server having processing circuitry configured to

cross-reference a first driver settings dataset in a driver settings database to a first vehicle dataset in a vehicle database to form a first enhanced data packet,

cross-reference a first vehicle conditions dataset in a vehicle conditions database to a first driver dataset in a driver database to form a second enhanced data packet,

correlate the first enhanced data packet with the second enhanced data packet,

download the first enhanced data packet to the first NAD,

download the second enhanced data packet to the first NAD, and

transmit a first initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the first vehicle conditions dataset on the first vehicle, via the first NAD.

2. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to transmit the first initiation signal in response to receiving a first ignition start signal from the first NAD.

3. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to download the first driver settings dataset to a second NAD of a second vehicle.

4. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 3, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cross-reference a second vehicle conditions dataset in the vehicle conditions database to the first driver dataset in the driver database,

download the second vehicle conditions dataset cross-referenced to the first driver dataset to the second NAD, and

transmit a second initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the second vehicle conditions dataset on the second vehicle, via the second NAD.

5. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to upload a current driver settings dataset and upload a current vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving an ignition off signal from the first NAD.

6. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 5, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

upload a subsequent driver settings dataset and upload a subsequent vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving a second ignition start signal from the first NAD,

determine a change in one or more conditions between the uploaded current vehicle conditions dataset and the uploaded subsequent vehicle conditions dataset, and

predict an event from the determined change in one or more conditions.

7. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to download the first driver settings dataset to one of the first NAD or a second NAD of a second vehicle, via instructions received from a mobile device.

8. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to download the first driver settings dataset and download the first vehicle conditions dataset to the first NAD, via instructions received from a mobile device.

9. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the first driver settings dataset includes one or more of infotainment settings, a memory seat setting, a saved destination setting, and a memory mirror setting.

10. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 1, wherein the first vehicle conditions dataset includes one or more of a fuel level status, a check engine light notification, a maintenance reminder, a driving schedule, a scheduled servicing calendar, a scheduled detailing calendar, and driver-inputted vehicle performance notes.

11. A method of correlating vehicular data, the method comprising:

cross-referencing, via processing circuitry of a database server, a first driver settings dataset in a driver settings database to a first vehicle dataset in a vehicle database to form a first enhanced data packet;

cross-referencing, via processing circuitry of the database server, a first vehicle conditions dataset in a vehicle conditions database to a first driver dataset in a driver database to form a second enhanced data packet;

correlating, via processing circuitry of the database server, the first enhanced data packet with the second enhanced data packet;

downloading the first enhanced data packet to a first network access device (NAD) of a first vehicle;

downloading the second enhanced data packet to the first NAD; and

transmitting a first initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the first vehicle conditions dataset on the first vehicle, via the first NAD.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the first initiation signal is in response to receiving an ignition start signal from the first NAD.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

downloading the first driver settings dataset to a second NAD of a second vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

cross-referencing, via processing circuitry of the database server, a second vehicle conditions dataset in the vehicle conditions database to the first driver dataset in the driver database;

downloading the second vehicle conditions dataset cross-referenced to the first driver dataset to the second NAD; and

transmitting a second initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the second vehicle conditions dataset on the second vehicle, via the second NAD.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

uploading a current driver settings dataset and uploading a current vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving an ignition off signal from the first NAD.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

uploading a subsequent driver settings dataset and uploading a subsequent vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving a second ignition start signal from the first NAD;

determining a change in one or more conditions between the uploaded current vehicle conditions dataset and the uploaded subsequent vehicle conditions dataset; and

predicting an event from the determined change in one or more conditions, via the first NAD.

17. A vehicular data correlation system, comprising:

a database server having processing circuitry configured to

cross-reference a first driver settings dataset in a driver settings database to a first vehicle dataset in a vehicle database to form a first enhanced data packet,

cross-reference a first vehicle conditions dataset in a vehicle conditions database to a first driver dataset in a driver database to form a second enhanced data packet,

correlate the first enhanced data packet with the second enhanced data packet,

download the first enhanced data packet to a first network access device (NAD) of a first vehicle,

download the second enhanced data packet to the first NAD, and

transmit a first initiation signal to implement the first driver settings dataset and to display the first vehicle conditions dataset on the first vehicle, via the first NAD.

18. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 17, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to download the first driver settings dataset to a second NAD of a second vehicle.

19. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 17, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to upload a current driver settings dataset and upload a current vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving an ignition off signal from the first NAD.

20. The vehicular data correlation system of claim 19, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

upload a subsequent driver settings dataset and upload a subsequent vehicle conditions dataset of the first vehicle in response to receiving a second ignition start signal from the first NAD,

determine a change in one or more conditions between the uploaded current vehicle conditions dataset and the uploaded subsequent vehicle conditions dataset, and

predict an event from the determined change in one or more conditions.