US 9,428,197 B2 · Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a user request to edit vehicle feature settings from a computer remote from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to retrieve saved vehicle feature setting configurations associated with a vehicle associated with an identified user account. The processor is further configured to build a current feature setting configuration display. Also, the processor is configured to present a user-configurable version of the display on a user interface. The processor is additionally configured to receive changes to current features setting configurations. The processor is also configured to save the changes and upload the changes to the vehicle.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a processor configured to:
perform a vehicle-module version update;
responsive to the update, examine vehicle feature settings to determine any reversion to original equipment manufacturer settings resulting from the update;
and
if the vehicle feature settings have reverted:
establish communication with a remote server storing saved feature settings;
download driver-account associated saved feature settings;
and
following the update, apply the downloaded saved feature settings to at least reverted vehicle feature settings.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/172,484Filed 4 Feb 2014

Published

US 2015/0217780 A16 Aug 2015

Granted

30 Aug 2016

Term ends

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Classification18 codes

B60W 50/085
Interaction between the driver and the control system: changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by…
B60K 35/10
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles: input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle,…
B60K 35/22
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: display screens
B60K 35/81
Arrangements for controlling instruments: for controlling displays

Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings

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Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings

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Abstract

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