Time sensitive learning interface
AssigneeAtieva, Inc.
InventorPhilip R. Graham
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Abstract
A vehicle control system is provided that is able to (i) identify a particular driver from other potential drivers and (ii) monitor various vehicle functions in order to determine if the identified driver repeatedly performs the same behavior at approximately the same time each day. When the control system determines that the identified driver repeats the same behavior in response to the same temporal conditions, the controller learns that behavior and associates it with the identified driver so that it can be automatically performed, without driver interaction, under the same temporal conditions in the future.
Claims14
A method of automatically modifying a system setting for a vehicle utilizing an on-board system controller, said on-board system controller comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a specific driver of said vehicle from a plurality of potential drivers, wherein said on-board system controller performs said identifying step;
- monitoring a plurality of user-settable functions corresponding to a plurality of vehicle systems, wherein said on-board system controller is configured to monitor said plurality of vehicle systems and said plurality of user-settable functions, wherein said plurality of vehicle systems are selected from the group consisting of an audio system, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a vehicle mode selector system, a seat positioning system, a steering wheel positioning system, a light control system, a vehicle suspension system and a navigation system;
- determining a current time;
- detecting an occurrence of said specific driver adjusting a specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to a first setting, wherein said on-board system controller performs said detecting step;
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- determining a specific time of day corresponding to said occurrence of said specific driver adjusting said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting;
- determining a time period that is inclusive of said specific time of day, wherein a length of time corresponding to said time period is preset, wherein over a period of days if said specific driver adjusts said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting each time said current time is within said time period then the method further comprises the step of:
- automatically modifying said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting each time said specific driver is identified and said current time is within said time period,
- wherein said step of automatically modifying said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions is performed by said on-board system controller.
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