Personalize vehicle settings using RF tags

A system for programming one or more personalized settings of a user for adjustable components of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag encoded with machine-readable information regarding personalized settings of the user for at least one adjustable component of the vehicle;
• an RFID reader associated with the vehicle for reading the information from the RFID tag when the RFID tag is operationally proximate the RFID reader;
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• a processor operatively coupled with the RFID reader and with the component of the vehicle, the processor capable of setting the component based upon the information regarding the personalized settings received by the RFID receiver.

A method of programming one or more personalized settings of a user for adjustable components of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the user with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag including machine-readable information regarding personalized settings of the user for at least one adjustable component of the vehicle, the information from the RFID tag including the identity of the user;
• reading the information from the RFID tag using an RFID reader when the RFID tag is operationally proximate the RFID reader;
• querying a profile database to access a personal profile of the user based upon the identity of the user as read from the RFID tag, the personal profile including personalized settings for each component of the vehicle to be set, wherein the profile database is remotely located from the vehicle and the profile database is operatively coupled to the receiver via a communication link, the querying step including querying the profile database via the communication link;
• setting at least one adjustable component of the vehicle based upon the personalized settings from the personal profile accessed from the profile database;
• determining when the user completes operation of the vehicle;
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• updating the personal profile of the user on the profile database to indicate changes made by the user to the personalized settings when operation of the vehicle is completed.