# US 9,439,065 B2 · Association of an identification stored in a mobile terminal with a location > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,439,065 B2 - Document ID: US9439065B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/587,243 - Filed: 2014-12-31 - Published: 2015-04-23 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-07-05 - Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Young-Jae Cho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9439065B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/72457: according to geographic location - H04W 4/027: {using movement velocity, acceleration information} - H04W 8/20: Transfer of user or subscriber data - H04W 12/065: Continuous authentication - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for associating an identification stored in a mobile terminal with a location, particularly a seat, includes receiving a piece of information indicating a first time at which a previously unoccupied location is occupied by a person, the occupancy of the location being acquired by a sensor associated with the location. A piece of information indicating a second time at which the movement of the mobile terminal is received which implies that, if the mobile terminal were carried along by a person, the person carrying the terminal would occupy a location, the movement being acquired by a sensor in the mobile terminal. A relationship is determined between the first time and the second time. Therefore, the identification is received and associated with the determined location. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for identifying an occupant of a location, the method comprising the acts of: receiving a first time data from an occupancy sensor associated with the location, the first time data indicating a first time at which the location 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 movement of the mobile device that implies occupancy of the location by the user; determining 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; receiving an identification data of the user from the mobile device if the correlation is determined to exist; and associating the user as the occupant of the location using the identification data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the location is a seat in a motor vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising the act of receiving authentication data from the mobile device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, further comprising the act of associating access rights with the location based on the received authentication data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising the act of prompting of the adjustment of the seat corresponding to an adjustment stored for the mobile device. ### Claim 6 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. ### Claim 7 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of receiving authentication data from the mobile device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the step of adjusting includes associating access rights to a vehicle feature with the seat based on the received authentication data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the step of adjusting includes adjustments according to stored parameters associated with the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the adjusted parameters include seat position, including one or more of: height, depth and inclination. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the seating movement comprises at least one of: a prolonged stop after a decrease in elevation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the location is a seat in a motor vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein the electronic control unit is further configured to adjust one or more parameters of the passenger vehicle based on the association. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the electronic control unit is further configured to: receive authentication data from the mobile device, and associate access rights to a vehicle feature with the seat based on the received authentication data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the electronic control unit is further configured to receive authentication data from the mobile device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the adjustments are according to stored parameters associated with the user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the adjusted parameters include seat position, including one or more of: height, depth and inclination. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the seating movement comprises a prolonged stop after a decrease in elevation.