Patent ID: 9134955
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60K,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for vehicle customization, comprising: accessing, at a computing platform having at least one processor and a first in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system, theme information indicative of a customization theme to be associated with an occupant of a vehicle, wherein the occupant to be either a driver or a passenger of the vehicle; detecting, at the computing platform, one or more venues at a location proximate and external to the vehicle associated with the customization theme based on data received from a sensor in the vehicle, including detecting one or more occupants of another vehicle using a second IVI system, wherein the one or more occupants are associated with the customization theme; generating, at the computing platform, customization information indicative of a feature of the customization theme based on at least in part on the one or more venues; configuring, at the computing platform, a vehicle component to provide at least a portion of the customization theme.