Managing a driver profile
First Claim
1. A method for porting driver profiles between vehicles comprising:
- initiating a first communication session between a computer in the first vehicle and an external device;
storing a first vehicle profile based on attributes of the first vehicle;
receiving a driver profile from the first vehicle in the external device, wherein the driver profile includes driver behavior with vehicle controls that was used to configure warnings and other driver settings in the first vehicle;
initiating a second communication session between the external device and a computer in a second vehicle;
storing a second vehicle profile based on attributes of the second vehicle;
transferring the driver profile from the external device to a second memory in the second vehicle; and
using the differences between the first vehicle profile and the second vehicle profile in combination with the driver profile to configure warning and other driver settings in the second vehicle.
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Abstract
A method, system or computer usable program product for porting driver preferences between vehicles including initiating a first communication session between a computer in the first vehicle and an external device, receiving a driver profile from the first vehicle in the external device, wherein the driver profile was used to configure warnings and other driver settings in the first vehicle, initiating a second communication session between the external device and a computer in a second vehicle, transferring the driver profile from the external device to a second memory in the second vehicle, and using the driver profile to configure warning and other driver settings in the second vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for porting driver profiles between vehicles comprising:
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initiating a first communication session between a computer in the first vehicle and an external device; storing a first vehicle profile based on attributes of the first vehicle; receiving a driver profile from the first vehicle in the external device, wherein the driver profile includes driver behavior with vehicle controls that was used to configure warnings and other driver settings in the first vehicle; initiating a second communication session between the external device and a computer in a second vehicle; storing a second vehicle profile based on attributes of the second vehicle; transferring the driver profile from the external device to a second memory in the second vehicle; and using the differences between the first vehicle profile and the second vehicle profile in combination with the driver profile to configure warning and other driver settings in the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in porting driver preferences between vehicles, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:
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initiating a first communication session between a computer in the first vehicle and an external device; storing a first vehicle profile based on attributes of the first vehicle; receiving a driver profile from the first vehicle in the external device, wherein the driver profile includes driver behavior with vehicle controls that was used to configure warnings and other driver setting in the first vehicle; initiating a second communication session between the external device and a computer in a second vehicle; storing a second vehicle profile based on attributes of the second vehicle; transferring the driver profile from the external device to a second memory in the second vehicle; and using the differences between the first vehicle profile and the second vehicle profile in combination with the driver profile to configure warning and other driver settings in the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system for porting driver preferences between vehicles, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of; initiating a first communication session between a computer in the first vehicle and an external device; storing a first vehicle profile based on attributes of the first vehicle; receiving a driver profile from the first vehicle in the external device wherein the driver profile includes driver behavior with vehicle controls that was used to configure warnings and other driver settings in the first vehicle; initiating a second communication session between the external device and a computer in a second vehicle; storing a second vehicle profile based on attributes of the second vehicle; transferring the driver profile from the external device to a second memory in the second vehicle; and using the differences between the first vehicle profile and the second vehicle profile in combination with the driver profile to configure warning and other driver settings in the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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