System and method for acquiring normalized automotive positional settings
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSteven M. Miller, Richard Redpath
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for acquiring normalized position settings for use across different vehicle models. A reference user first sits in the vehicle and adjust the settings to preferred positions, i.e., vehicle-specific settings. The vehicle-specific settings are then retrieved from measurement sensors positioned on the components of the vehicle. The translation algorithms for the vehicle are read, and the vehicle-specific settings are translated to normalized position settings based on the translation algorithms. The normalized position settings may then be stored to a storage media that may be carried to other brands and models of vehicles for use in determining the appropriate settings in those vehicles.
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A method for determining a normalized position setting for use with different vehicle models, said method comprising:
- retrieving a vehicle-specific setting corresponding to a component included with a vehicle;
- reading a translation algorithm for the vehicle;
- translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- and
- storing the normalized position setting on a storage medium.
A method for determining a normalized position setting for use across different vehicle models, comprising:
- inserting a removable storage medium in a first storage device included in a first vehicle;
- reading a translation algorithm for the first vehicle;
- translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- storing the normalized position setting on the removable storage medium;
- removing the removable storage medium from the first vehicle to a second vehicle;
- inserting the removable storage medium in a second storage device included in a second vehicle;
- reading the normalized position setting from the storage medium using the second storage device;
- retrieving a translation algorithm corresponding to the second vehicle;
- translating the normalized position setting to a second vehicle-specific setting based on the second vehicle's translation algorithm;
- and
- adjusting a vehicle component included in the second vehicle to the vehicle-specific setting.
An information handling system comprising
- one or more processors;
- a memory accessible by the processors;
- a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors for storing data to a removable storage medium;
- a determination tool for determining a normalized position setting for use across different vehicle models, the determination tool including:
- retrieval logic for retrieving a vehicle-specific setting of a component included with a vehicle;
- retrieval logic for retrieving a translation algorithm for the vehicle;
- translation logic for translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- and
- storage logic for storing the normalized position setting to the removable storage medium.
The information handling system 9, wherein the normalized user measurements are selected from the group consisting of the user's weight, the user's height, the user's arm length, the user's leg length, and the user's torso length.
An information handling system comprising
- one or more processors;
- a memory accessible by the processors;
- a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors for storing data to a removable storage medium;
- a determination tool for determining a normalized position setting for use across different vehicle models, the determination tool including:
- retrieval logic for retrieving a vehicle-specific setting of a component included with a vehicle;
- retrieval logic for retrieving a translation algorithm for the vehicle;
- translation logic for translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- storage logic for storing the normalized position setting to the removable storage medium;
- receiving logic for reading the normalized position setting from the removable storage medium when a user of the vehicle inserts the removable storage medium in a second storage device included in a second vehicle;
- retrieval logic for retrieving a second translation algorithm corresponding to the second vehicle;
- translation logic for translating the normalized position setting to a second vehicle-specific setting based on the second translation algorithm;
- and
- component adjustment logic for adjusting a vehicle component included with the second vehicle to the second vehicle-specific setting.
A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for determining a normalized position setting for use across different vehicle models, comprising:
- means for retrieving a vehicle-specific setting corresponding to a component included with a vehicle;
- means for reading a translation algorithm for the vehicle;
- means for translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- and
- means for storing the normalized position setting on a storage medium.
A computer program product for determining a normalized position setting for use across different vehicle models, comprising:
- means for inserting a removable storage medium in a first storage device included in a first vehicle;
- means for reading a translation algorithm for the first vehicle;
- means for translating the vehicle-specific setting to a normalized position setting based on the translation algorithm;
- means for storing the normalized position setting on the removable storage medium;
- means for removing the removable storage medium from the first vehicle to a second vehicle;
- means for inserting the removable storage medium in a second storage device included in a second vehicle;
- means for reading the normalized position setting from the storage medium using the second storage device;
- means for retrieving a translation algorithm corresponding to the second vehicle;
- means for translating the normalized position setting to a second vehicle-specific setting based on the second vehicle's translation algorithm;
- and
- means for adjusting a vehicle component included in the second vehicle to the vehicle-specific setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.