Patent ID: 9487218
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60R,B60W,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A method of automatically modifying a system setting for a vehicle utilizing an on-board system controller, the on-board system controller comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a specific driver of said vehicle from a plurality of potential drivers, wherein said on-board system controller performs said identifying step; monitoring a plurality of user-settable functions corresponding to a plurality of vehicle systems, wherein said on-board system controller is configured to monitor said plurality of vehicle systems and said plurality of user-settable functions, wherein said plurality of vehicle systems are selected from the group consisting of a vehicle audio system, a vehicle heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a vehicle mode selector system, and a vehicle suspension system; detecting activation of said vehicle by said specific driver, wherein said on-board system controller performs said step of detecting activation of said vehicle; and detecting an occurrence of said specific driver adjusting a specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to a first setting within a preset period of time after activation of said vehicle by said specific driver, wherein said on-board system controller performs said step of detecting said occurrence, wherein if said specific driver adjusts said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting each time said vehicle is activated by said specific driver for more than a preset number of times then the method further comprises the step of: automatically modifying said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting each time said on-board system controller identifies said specific driver and detects activation of said vehicle by said specific driver, wherein said step of automatically modifying said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions is performed by said on-board system controller.