Apparatus and method for configuring vehicle environment
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJungmin Jo, Dongsuk Lee
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
In an apparatus and method for configuring a vehicle environment, the apparatus for configuring a vehicle environment may include a communication unit configured to communicate with a wearable device and receive information about a user from the wearable device, and a processor unit configured to, based on the information about the user, control vehicle settings including settings for one or more of engine start, an air conditioning system, a seat mode, an audio playback mode, a mood lamp color, a fragrance emission, or external communication.
Claims18
An apparatus for configuring a vehicle environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with a wearable device and receive information about a user from the wearable device;
- and
- a processor configured to, based on the information about the user, control vehicle settings comprising settings for one or more of engine start, an air conditioning system, a seat mode, an audio playback mode, a mood lamp color, a fragrance emission, or external communication.
A method for configuring a vehicle environment, the method comprising:
- communicating, by a processor, with a wearable device and receiving information about a user from the wearable device;
- and
- controlling, by the processor, based on the information about the user, vehicle settings comprising settings for one or more of engine start, an air conditioning system, a seat mode, an audio playback mode, a mood lamp color, a fragrance emission, or external communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.