Connected vehicle settings and cloud system management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9426225-B2
Application number	US-201615071120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	Apr 22, 2011
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A cloud system that includes one or more servers for communicating with vehicles and processing information received from vehicles and processing information sent to vehicles is disclosed. The system processes instructions for establishing a communication link between a computing device associated with a vehicle and a server of the cloud system. The communication link is over a wireless network. The communication link is established in association with a user account that is managed by the cloud system. The communication link is configured to be established for one or more sessions. The system enables receiving, at the server, a plurality of actions associated with inputs made at the vehicle for the vehicle when associated with the user account, and the plurality of actions being received during the one or more sessions. Then, updating, by the server, data associated with the user account to identify certain ones of the plurality of actions at the vehicle. The server is configured to generate an instruction to apply a setting at the vehicle. One or more of the plurality of actions for the vehicle made during the one or more sessions are analyzed to identify a pattern that is indicative of a preference for a setting by a user of the vehicle that used the vehicle via the user account when the actions were made. The server then sends to the user account the instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle. The computing device associated with the vehicle enables acceptance and application of the setting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cloud system that includes one or more servers for communicating with vehicles and processing information received from vehicles and processing information sent to vehicles, comprising,
establishing a communication link between a computing device associated with a vehicle and a server of the cloud system, the communication link being over a wireless network, the communication link being established in association with a user account that is managed by the cloud system, the communication link configured to be established for one or more sessions;
receiving, at the server, a plurality of actions associated with inputs made at the vehicle for the vehicle when associated with the user account, the plurality of actions being received during the one or more sessions;
updating, by the server, data associated with the user account to identify certain ones of the plurality of actions at the vehicle;
generating, by the server, an instruction to apply a setting at the vehicle, wherein one or more of the plurality of actions for the vehicle made during the one or more sessions are analyzed to identify a pattern that is indicative of a preference for the setting by a user of the vehicle that used the vehicle via the user account when the actions were made; and
sending, by the server, to the user account the instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle, the computing device associated with the vehicle enables acceptance and application of the setting.

2. The cloud system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device associated with the vehicle processes instructions to use information of the user account, the user account receives the instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle and the acceptance and application of the setting is processed by the computing device of the vehicle.

3. The cloud system of claim 1 , wherein a portable device receives the sent instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle, and acceptance of the setting via the portable device causes the computing device of the vehicle to receive the setting for application.

4. The cloud system of claim 1 , wherein select ones of the plurality of actions are selected from one or more of setting a temperature of the vehicle, setting a window defrost mode in the vehicle, heating a seat or seats of the vehicle, setting an emergency signal of the vehicle, setting an emergency signal for help, setting a restriction or enabling a feature for the vehicle, disabling the vehicle, selecting an audio setting, making a reservation for service, reporting an error in the vehicle, setting a position of mirrors of the vehicle, setting to open or crack windows upon reaching a temperature, setting notifications for recharging a battery if the vehicle is an electric vehicle, setting reminders to charge upon reaching a predefined battery state if an electric vehicle, setting parameters to identify nearby charge stations if the vehicle is an electric vehicle, setting advertisement settings allowed to be displayed via a screen of the electric vehicle, setting maps data, setting communications data, setting navigation data, setting display settings data, setting customization of display applications on the screen of the vehicle, setting suspension parameters for the vehicle, setting auto lock/unlock controls of the vehicle, activating an alarm, setting instructions to receive video feedback from the vehicle upon detection of alarm conditions, setting to call for help when an accident is detected, setting time of day on vehicle clocks based on local time; setting navigation parameters in the vehicle, setting preferred radio stations, setting sensitivity of collision detection sensors, setting sensor programming, or combinations of two or more thereof.

5. The cloud system of claim 1 , wherein each action is associated with a record of a time of occurrence, the time of occurrence of each action is at least partially used to identify the pattern.

6. The cloud system of claim 1 ,
wherein the pattern for select ones of the actions is associated with a confidence score; or
wherein actions that have a repeating pattern have a likelihood that the setting will be accepted.

7. The cloud system of claim 1 , wherein sensor data is received from the vehicle, the sensor data includes one or more of sensed temperature data, geo-location data, speed data, vehicle condition data, occupant identification data, number of occupant data, biometric detection data of an occupant in the vehicle, proximity of surrounding vehicles or obstacles data, voice data, video data, touch data, gesture data, surrounding vehicle shared sensor data, or at combination of two or more thereof.

8. The cloud system of claim 1 , further comprising,
accessing third-party history profiles of other user accounts;
examining actions of one or more of the third-party history profiles to identify similarity in actions or patterns to those of a history profile of the user account;
wherein the instruction generated to apply the setting is modified based on the examining of actions of one or more of the third-party history profiles.

9. A computer implemented method processed by a server that communicates with vehicles and processes information received from vehicles and processes information sent to vehicles, comprising,
establishing a communication link between a computing device associated with a vehicle and the server, the communication link being over a wireless network, the communication link being established in association with a user account that is managed by the server, the communication link configured to be established for one or more sessions;
receiving, at the server, a plurality of actions associated with inputs made at the vehicle for the vehicle when associated with the user account, the plurality of actions being received during the one or more sessions;
updating, by the server, data associated with the user account to identify certain ones of the plurality of actions at the vehicle;
generating, by the server, an instruction to apply a setting at the vehicle, wherein one or more of the plurality of actions for the vehicle made during the one or more sessions are analyzed to identify a pattern that is indicative of a preference for the setting by a user of the vehicle that used the vehicle via the user account when the actions were made; and
sending, by the server, to the user account the instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle, the computing device associated with the vehicle enables application of the setting.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the computing device associated with the vehicle processes instructions to use information of the user account, the instruction via the user account when executed applies the setting for the vehicle and the setting is processed by the computing device of the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein a portable device receives the sent instruction to apply the setting for the vehicle, and acceptance of the setting via the portable device causes the computing device of the vehicle to receive the setting for application.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein select ones of the plurality of actions are selected from one or more of setting a temperature of the vehicle, setting a window defrost mode in the vehicle, heating a seat or seats of the vehicle, setting an emergency signal of the vehicle, setting an emergency signal for help, setting a restriction or enabling a feature for the vehicle, disabling the vehicle, selecting an audio setting, making a reservation for service, reporting an error in the vehicle, setting a position of mirrors of the vehicle, setting to open or crack windows upon reaching a temp

Assignees

• Penilla Angel A
• Penilla Albert S

Inventors

• Penilla Angel A
• Penilla Albert S

Classifications

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title

• G07F15/005

  dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles (electrical charging as such, B60L50/00) · CPC title

• B60L53/665

  Methods related to measuring, billing or payment · CPC title

• G06Q10/20

  Administration of product repair or maintenance · CPC title

• B60L53/65

  involving identification of vehicles or their battery types · CPC title