Patent ID: 9428126
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60R,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A method of automatically modifying a system setting for a vehicle utilizing an on-board system controller, said 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 an audio system, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a vehicle mode selector system, a seat positioning system, a steering wheel positioning system, a light control system, a vehicle suspension system and a navigation system; determining a current time; detecting an occurrence of said specific driver adjusting a specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to a first setting, wherein said on-board system controller performs said detecting step; and determining a specific time of day corresponding to said occurrence of said specific driver adjusting said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting; determining a time period that is inclusive of said specific time of day, wherein a length of time corresponding to said time period is preset, wherein over a period of days if said specific driver adjusts said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions to said first setting each time said current time is within said time period then the method further comprises the step of: wherein said step of automatically modifying said specific function of said plurality of user-settable functions is performed by said on-board system controller.