Patent ID: 6895316
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: B60R,G01C,G07C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A customerized driving environment setting system for use in a motor vehicle comprising: a data bus electrically connected to at least one motor vehicle accessory; a portable storage medium having stored therein multiple setting data adapted to set said at least one motor vehicle accessory subject to a respective predetermined status of use, wherein said portable storage medium is connectable to one of a plurality of information stations which are located in different places and respectively linked to a remote customs service center via a communication network, said plurality of information stations being arranged to download updated data from said remote customs service center for updating the setting data of said portable storage medium; an electromagnetic card reader/writer situated in said motor vehicle and electrically connected to said data bus; a controller electrically connected to said data bus and adapted to control said electromagnetic card reader/writer to read said setting data from said portable storage medium for setting the status of use of said at least one motor vehicle accessory subject to said setting data; a wireless download device connected to said electromagnetic card reader/writer for wirelessly receiving undated data directly from a customs service center and downloading said updated data to said portable storage medium; a manual input device connected to said electromagnetic card reader/writer for manually inputting at least one updated data into said portable storage medium, wherein said portable storage medium is a portable memory card, and wherein said wireless download device enables automatic updating of said portable memory card, and said input device enables a user to control the card reader/writer to update the data of the portable memory card manually.