Vehicle zone-based intelligent console display settings
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1. A method for controlling a user interface in a conveyance, comprising:
- a vehicle control system, including a processor, providing content on the user interface;
the vehicle control system determining an identity of a user inside the conveyance;
the vehicle control system determining if the user identified should be prohibited from viewing the content;
the vehicle control system determining a location of the prohibited user inside the conveyance; and
the vehicle control system modifying a display of the content to prevent viewing the content by the prohibited user from the location inside the conveyance.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a vehicle or other conveyance to control functions of the conveyance. A vehicle control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The vehicle control system can also obtain information about the user of the vehicle control system and information about the environment in which the conveyance is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the vehicle control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the conveyance. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.
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1. A method for controlling a user interface in a conveyance, comprising:
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a vehicle control system, including a processor, providing content on the user interface; the vehicle control system determining an identity of a user inside the conveyance; the vehicle control system determining if the user identified should be prohibited from viewing the content; the vehicle control system determining a location of the prohibited user inside the conveyance; and the vehicle control system modifying a display of the content to prevent viewing the content by the prohibited user from the location inside the conveyance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising; a media controller operable to; provide content on the user interface; modify a display of the content to prevent viewing the content by a prohibited user from a location inside the conveyance; a user customization module operable to; determine an identity of a user inside the conveyance; determine if the user identified should be prohibited from viewing the content; and determine the location of the prohibited user inside the conveyance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to provide content on the user interface; instructions to determine an identity of a user inside the conveyance; instructions to determine if the user identified should be prohibited from viewing the content; instructions to determine a location of the prohibited user inside the conveyance; and instructions to modify a display of the content to prevent viewing the content by the prohibited user from the location inside the conveyance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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