Method and apparatus for logging into a vehicle computer system
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsWilliam David Sproule, Polita Mila Huff
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Abstract
A vehicle computer system includes a first button that initiates a user login procedure. A second button allows a user to select among multiple password characters. A display device displays the multiple password characters including a currently selected password character. Another button is used to enter the selected password characters for validation. The second button may be rotatable, such that the user of the vehicle computer system is able to scroll through the list of multiple password characters by rotating the second button.
Claims51
A vehicle computer system comprising:
- a first button configured to initiate a login procedure;
- a second button configured to select among a plurality of password characters;
- and
- a display device coupled to the second button and configured to display the plurality of password characters, wherein the display device further displays a currently selected password character.
A vehicle computer system comprising:
- a first button configured to initiate a login procedure;
- a second set of buttons configured to identify a user initiating the login procedure;
- a third button configured to select among a plurality of password characters;
- and
- a display device coupled to the third button and configured to display the plurality of password characters.
A user interface for a vehicle stereo system, the user interface comprising:
- a first button configured to initiate a login procedure;
- a second button that is rotatable in a first direction and an opposite direction, the second button configured to scroll through a plurality of password characters, the second button further configured to select a highlighted password character when the second button is pressed;
- and
- a display device coupled to the second button for displaying the highlighted password character.
A user interface for a vehicle stereo system, the user interface comprising:
- a first button configured to initiate a login procedure;
- a second button that has a first position and a second position, the second button configured to scroll through a plurality of password characters in a first direction when the second button is in the first position, and the second button further configured to scroll through the plurality of password characters in an opposite direction when the second button is in the second position;
- a third button configured to select a highlighted password character;
- and
- a display device coupled to the second button for displaying the highlighted password character.
A method comprising:
- receiving a first login request from a first user of a vehicle computer system;
- displaying a password prompt to the first user of the vehicle computer system;
- receiving a first password from the first user of the vehicle computer system;
- validating the first password;
- receiving a second login request from a second user of the vehicle computer system;
- displaying the password prompt to the second user of the vehicle computer system;
- receiving a second password from the second user of the vehicle computer system;
- and
- validating the second password.
A method comprising:
- activating a first button to initiate a login procedure on a vehicle computer system;
- activating a second button to identify a plurality of password characters;
- and
- activating a third button to select one of the plurality of password characters.
A method comprising:
- receiving login information from a first vehicle computer system user;
- identifying a first set of profile information associated with the first vehicle computer system user;
- receiving login information from a second vehicle computer system user;
- identifying a second set of profile information associated with the second vehicle computer system user;
- merging the first set of profile information with the second set of profile information to create a merged set of profile information;
- and
- displaying at least a portion of the merged set of profile information.
One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- display a login prompt on a vehicle computer system;
- receive a login request from a user of the vehicle computer system;
- display a password prompt on the vehicle computer system;
- receive a password from the user of the vehicle computer system, wherein the password is entered using a multi-position control button;
- validate the received password;
- and
- allow the user to operate the vehicle computer system if the received password is validated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.