# US 2014/0195125 A1 · Motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195125 A1 - Document ID: US20140195125A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/241,707 - Filed: 2012-07-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-02 - Assignees: Audi AG - Inventors: Andreas Siegel; Michael Reichel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195125A1 ## CPC - G05D 3/00: Control of position or direction (G05D1/00 takes precedence; numerical control to execute positioning G05B19/18) - B60H 1/00742: {by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors} - B60N 3/00: Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for (of radio sets, television sets, telephones, {stowing or holding appliances} , safety belts or the like B60R) - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A motor vehicle has a position detection device and a control device. The position detection device detects a piece of position information that describes the position of at least one occupant of the motor vehicle and/or of a mobile terminal, particularly a mobile telephone, that is associable or associated with the occupant within the motor vehicle by taking account of a position of the mobile terminal and/or of a piece of registration information delivered by the mobile terminal. The control device is designed to set at least one operating parameter of a vehicle system by taking account of a piece of control information delivered by the mobile terminal and of the position information and/or to transmit at least one piece of operating information that influences at least one function of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal on the basis of the position information. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A motor vehicle comprising: a position detection device to determine position information that describes a position of an occupant of the motor vehicle and/or a position of a mobile telephone, that is associated with the occupant of the motor vehicle, the position information being determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone and/or based on registration information delivered by the mobile telephone; and a control device to: set an operating parameter of a vehicle system based on control information delivered by the mobile telephone and based on the position information or set an operating parameter of the vehicle system based on control information delivered by the mobile telephone and based on the position information, and to transmit operating information that influences a function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone based on the position information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the position detection device determines the position information using the position data delivered by the mobile telephone, and the position data comprises terminal-specific motion signals produced by a motion sensor system of the mobile telephone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17, wherein the terminal-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone, and the position detection device determines the position information using the lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone while the motor vehicle is travelling through a curve, the lateral acceleration varying based on position of the mobile telephone within the motor vehicle during the curve. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 17, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system that delivers motor-vehicle-specific motion signals, and the position detection device determines the position information based on the motor-vehicle-specific motion signals and based on the terminal-specific motion signals. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 19, wherein the terminal-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone, the motor-vehicle-specific motion signals identify a lateral acceleration that acts on the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system, and the position detection device determines the position information by comparing the lateral acceleration that acts on the mobile telephone with the lateral acceleration that acts on the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system, while the motor vehicle is travelling through a curve, the lateral acceleration varying based on positions of the mobile telephone and the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system within the motor vehicle during the curve. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 20, wherein the position detection device compares lateral acceleration during both a left curve and a right curve. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 19, wherein the motor-vehicle-based motion sensor system comprises an inertial sensor. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a locating antenna, and the position detection device determines the position information using locating information delivered by the locating antenna. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a plurality of locating antennas at respective different locations within the motor vehicle, the position information is determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone, the position data comprises wireless signals transmitted by the mobile telephone and received at the locating antennas, and the position detection device determines the position information by comparing signal strengths of the wireless signals received at the locating antennas. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the position detection device determines the position information using picture data recorded by a camera in the mobile telephone, the picture data showing a portion of an interior of the motor vehicle. ### Claim 26 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the position detection device determines the position information based on registration information delivered by the mobile telephone, and the registration information identifies the mobile telephone as being previously registered with the motor vehicle and relates to a predetermined occupant position within the motor vehicle. ### Claim 27 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a marker provided in an interior of the motor vehicle such that the marker can be detected by the mobile telephone, the position information is determined based on position data delivered by the mobile telephone, and the mobile telephone, upon detecting the marker, produces a piece of auxiliary position information, which is transmitted to the position detection device as the position data. ### Claim 28 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the operating parameter set by control device relates to at least one of a driver assistance system, a multimedia system, an air-conditioning system, an interior lighting system, an actuating system for a door of the motor vehicle, an actuating system for a window of the motor vehicle, and a system for adjusting a seat position. ### Claim 29 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the operating parameter set by the control device relates to an air conditioning system, the control information delivered by the mobile telephone specifies an air conditioning setting, and the air conditioning setting is implemented only at the position of the occupant of the motor vehicle. ### Claim 30 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the control device sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and transmits the operating information that influences the function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone, and the function of the mobile telephone is at least one function selected from the group consisting of limiting reception of incoming telephone calls, limiting reception of incoming text messages, limiting reception of incoming multimedia messages, reducing contents shown on a display of the mobile telephone, reducing a brightness of the display of the mobile telephone, shutting down the display of the mobile telephone, reducing a volume of signal tones produced by the mobile telephone, shutting down signal tones produced by the mobile telephone, reducing an intensity of vibration signals produced by the mobile telephone, shutting down vibration signals produced by the mobile telephone, and shutting down the mobile telephone. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 28, wherein the control device only temporarily sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and/or the operating information only temporarily influences the function of the mobile telephone. ### Claim 32 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a wireless transmission device to perform wireless communication with the mobile telephone. ### Claim 33 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the control device sets the operating parameter of the vehicle system and transmits the operating information that influences the function of the mobile telephone to the mobile telephone, and the function of the mobile telephone is influenced to take into account a current operating condition of the motor vehicle and/or to take into account current traffic conditions. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 33, wherein the control device at least partially disables the mobile telephone when the motor vehicle is travelling at a predetermined speed or when the motor vehicle is travelling in hazardous traffic conditions. ### Claim 35 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises plausibilization device to check the position information determined by the position detection device. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 35, wherein the plausibilization device comprises a plurality of seat occupancy sensors.