Device, method, and system for portable configuration of vehicle controls

摘要

A device, method, and system for portable configuration of vehicle controls includes a mobile communication device configured to communicate with an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle. The mobile communication device stores user vehicle configuration settings, which are selectively transmitted to the in-vehicle computing system to cause the in-vehicle computing system to adjust vehicle controls based on the user vehicle configuration settings.

主权项

1. A mobile communication device for remotely configuring vehicle configuration settings of a vehicle, the mobile communication device comprising:
a data storage having stored therein a plurality of sets of user vehicle configuration settings to facilitate control of a plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle, wherein each set of the user vehicle configuration settings is associated with a corresponding user of the vehicle and comprises data usable by an in-vehicle computing system of the vehicle to configure each vehicle occupant control of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls of the vehicle based on a previous configuration of the vehicle occupant controls by the corresponding user; and a processor to establish a vehicle configuration management module, wherein the vehicle configuration management module is to:
transmit a request for vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system, wherein the vehicle configuration settings identify current settings of the plurality of vehicle occupant controls and are usable by the in-vehicle computing system to set a configuration of at least one component of the vehicle;receive the requested vehicle configuration settings from the in-vehicle computing system;store the vehicle configuration settings in the data storageretrieve a set of user vehicle configuration settings from the data storage; andtransmit the retrieved set of user vehicle configuration settings to the in-vehicle computing system to configure the vehicle occupant controls.