Method and device for configuring a plurality of configurable functions of a vehicle
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorAlper Alpat
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Abstract
A method for configuring a plurality of configurable functions of a vehicle, including steps of generating a plurality of scenarios, each scenario defines a specific configuration of at least a subset with a plurality of the configurable functions of the vehicle; activating a respective scenario; and upon activation, a control device of the vehicle sets the respective scenario by correspondingly controlling the configurable functions of the vehicle included in the respective scenario.
Claims11
A method for configuring a plurality of configurable functions of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- a) generating a plurality of scenarios, wherein each scenario defines a specific configuration of at least a subset of the plurality of the configurable functions of the vehicle, wherein generating the plurality of scenarios comprises receiving, via a user interface of the vehicle or a connected mobile device, user input that selects, from among the plurality of the configurable functions of the vehicle, the subset of configurable functions to be included in that scenario;
- b) activating a respective scenario of the plurality of scenarios;
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- c) upon activation of the respective scenario, a control device of the vehicle sets the respective scenario by controlling the configurable functions of the vehicle for which the respective scenario defines the specific configuration,
- wherein in step a) a password is assigned to each scenario, wherein in step b) the respective scenario is activated by a voice command which contains at least the password assigned to the respective scenario, wherein step c) is carried out upon receipt of the voice command.
A device for configuring a plurality of configurable functions of a vehicle, the device comprising a control device, the device being configured to:
- (i) generate a plurality of scenarios, wherein each scenario defines a specific configuration of at least a subset of the plurality of the configurable functions of the vehicle, wherein generating the plurality of scenarios comprises receiving, via a user interface of the vehicle or a connected mobile device, user input that selects, from among the plurality of the configurable functions of the vehicle, the subset of configurable functions to be included in that scenario;
- and (ii) activate a respective scenario of the plurality of scenarios;
- wherein, upon activation of the respective scenario, the control device sets the respective scenario by controlling the configurable functions of the vehicle for which the respective scenario defines the specific configuration, wherein the device is configured to assign a password to each scenario when generating the plurality of scenarios, wherein the device is configured to activate the respective scenario by a voice command which contains at least the password assigned to the respective scenario, and wherein the control device is configured to set the respective scenario upon receipt of the voice command.
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