Patent ID: 6198996
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60R,B60W,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
A method for modifying an onboard data processing system in a vehicle using user specific data parameters, the method comprising:invoking a user identification feature;accessing an onboard memory for user identification information;identifying a user using the user identification feature, in accordance with the user identification information, wherein the user is an identified user;accessing the onboard memory for a security level for the identified user;authorizing the identified user at a predetermined user security level;unlocking control of at least one onboard system, wherein the at least one unlocked onboard system requires a user security level equal to the predetermined user security level for the identified user;accessing a portable memory for at least one user specific data parameter;applying the at least one user specific data parameter to a locked onboard system; andmodifying at least one function of the locked onboard system in accordance with the at least one user specific data parameter.