Association of an identification stored in a mobile terminal with a location

A location occupancy determining device, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a mobile device of a user;
• an occupancy sensor configured to sense when a location becomes occupied and to generate a first time data based thereon;
• an electronic control unit configured to:
• receive the first time data from the occupancy sensor;
• receive a second time data from the mobile device, via the wireless transceiver, the second time data indicating when a motion sensor of the mobile device senses a movement of the mobile device that implies occupancy of the location by the user;
• determine from the first time data and the second time data whether a correlation exists between the occupancy sensor sensing the occupancy of the location and the motion sensor sensing the movement;
• receive an identification data of the user from the mobile device if the correlation is determined to exist;
• and
• associate the user as occupying the location via the identification data.

A method for personalizing a driving experience, the method comprising:

• receiving a first time data from an occupancy sensor associated with a passenger vehicle seat, the first time data indicating a first time at which the seat becomes occupied;
• receiving a second time data from a mobile device associated with a user, the second time data indicating a second time at which a motion sensor of the mobile device senses a seating movement of the mobile device;
• determining from the first time data and the second time data whether a correlation exists between the occupancy sensor sensing the seat is occupied and the motion sensor sensing the seating movement;
• receiving an identification data of the user from the mobile device if the correlation is determined to exist;
• associating the user as the occupant of the seat via the identification data;
• and
• adjusting one or more parameters of the passenger vehicle based on the association.