Vehicle comfort system for using and/or controlling vehicle functions with the assistance of a mobile device
First Claim
1. A vehicle with an accessibility system comprising:
- a vehicle control device connected to different vehicle systems and vehicle functions;
at least one vehicle communication device exchanging data via wireless communication with a mobile device; and
at least two identification tags arranged in the vehicle each of the at least two identification tags containing an identification code readable by the mobile device, each of the at least two identification tags being positioned outside of the mobile device, a particular identification code designating a particular installation location of one of the at least two identification tags in the vehicle,wherein the vehicle control device initiates a communication connection to a mobile device via the vehicle communication device to receive the particular identification code read and transmitted by the mobile device, and, wherein the vehicle control device selectively allows and restricts access to individual vehicle functions or systems depending on the particular installation location designated by the received particular identification code.
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Abstract
Vehicle with a comfort system having: a vehicle controller device, via which different vehicle systems and/or vehicle functions can be controlled; at least one vehicle communication device for exchanging data via wireless communication; a plurality of identification modules arranged in the vehicle that comprise an identification code readable in the vicinity of the identification modules, each identification code being assigned to an installation location of the identification module. The vehicle controller device is designed to set up a communication connection to a mobile device via the vehicle communication device to receive, via the communication connection, an identification code read out by the mobile device and, via the mobile device and the mobile communication connection, to allow or prohibit control or usage of individual or all vehicle functions and/or systems selectively on the basis of the received identification code.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle with an accessibility system comprising:
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a vehicle control device connected to different vehicle systems and vehicle functions; at least one vehicle communication device exchanging data via wireless communication with a mobile device; and at least two identification tags arranged in the vehicle each of the at least two identification tags containing an identification code readable by the mobile device, each of the at least two identification tags being positioned outside of the mobile device, a particular identification code designating a particular installation location of one of the at least two identification tags in the vehicle, wherein the vehicle control device initiates a communication connection to a mobile device via the vehicle communication device to receive the particular identification code read and transmitted by the mobile device, and, wherein the vehicle control device selectively allows and restricts access to individual vehicle functions or systems depending on the particular installation location designated by the received particular identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An accessibility system for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle control device connected to different vehicle systems and vehicle functions; at least one wireless vehicle communication device exchanging data with a mobile device; at least two identification tags, outside of the mobile device, being arranged in the vehicle, each of the at least two identification tags containing a readable identification code designating a particular vehicle installation location in the vehicle; and a computer program product having a program code executable in a program-controlled processing unit of a mobile device, the mobile device comprising an identification tag reader for receiving the identification codes from the at least two identification tags, at least one input device for acquiring user input, at least one output device, and a mobile device communication unit, each of which are controllable via the program-controlled processing unit, wherein the program code controls the identification tag reader in order to acquire with it the identification code of one of the at least two identification tags in an acquisition range of the identification tag reader outside of the mobile device to determine a location of the mobile device in the vehicle, wherein, if the identification code is acquired, a wireless communication connection is set up for exchanging data with the vehicle control device via the mobile device communication unit and the vehicle communication device, and wherein, depending on the location of the mobile device and the data exchanged via the communication connection, different functionalities of the vehicle systems or vehicle functions are provided and restricted for the at least one output device or the at least one input device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle comprising:
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at least two RFID tags arranged at different locations within the vehicle; a first vehicle system and a second vehicle system connectable to one another via a vehicle bus, each of the first and second vehicle systems controlling different vehicle functions; a mobile device being connectable to at least one of the first vehicle system or second vehicle system and being arranged in a different location within the vehicle than the at least two RFID tags, the mobile device having a display screen and an identification reader for reading an identification code that is wirelessly provided from at least one of the at least two RFID tags, the identification code designating a particular installation location of the at least one of the at least two RFID tags, each of the at least two RFID tags having a different identification code from one another, the mobile device determining a location of the mobile device within the vehicle based on the received identification code from at least one of the at least two RFID tags, wherein the mobile device allows and restricts access to the vehicle functions based on the location of the mobile device within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product for a vehicle-related accessibility system, the computer program product comprising:
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program code executable in a program-controlled processing unit of a mobile device, the mobile device comprising an identification tag reader receiving identification codes from identification tags arranged in a vehicle, at least one input device for acquiring user input, at least one output device, and a mobile device communication unit, each of which are controllable via the program-controlled processing unit, wherein the identification tag reader scans for an identification code of one of the identification tags in an acquisition range of the identification tag reader outside of the mobile device, the identification code identifying a mounting location in the vehicle, and if the identification code is acquired, the mobile device establishes a wireless communication connection exchanging data between a vehicle control device via the mobile device communication unit and a vehicle communication device and, depending on the acquired identification code and the exchanged data, the mobile device provides and restricts different functionalities of the vehicle systems available to the at least one output device or the at least one input device of the mobile device.
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