Patent ID: 8751065

Claim:
A vehicle operation system comprising: a vehicle having an ignition system, a control module, a first wireless transponder, and a remote keyless entry antenna wherein the control module is coupled to the ignition system, the first wireless transponder and a remote keyless entry antenna; a key fob, wherein the key fob and remote keyless entry antenna communicate wirelessly to authenticate the key fob to the vehicle; a mobile device having a memory for storing user preference data, a second wireless transponder coupled to the memory, the first wireless transponder configured to communicate with the second wireless transponder; wherein the mobile device is configured to communicate with the control module through the first wireless transponder once the key fob is authenticated to the vehicle, said control module transmitting at least one vehicle user setting to the mobile device through said first wireless transponder to be stored in the mobile device memory when the ignition system is turned off.