Patent ID: 8594861

Claim:
A method for communicating with a vehicle user comprising: obtaining a user preference and authorization information relating to a mobile phone device and third party information, the mobile phone device being authorized by a vehicle computing device of a vehicle and identifying a particular user; recognizing a vehicle access device carried by the particular user; in response to recognizing the vehicle access device, providing access to the vehicle; recognizing the particular user upon approach with the mobile phone device; implementing the user preference for the particular user, the user preference comprising a setting for a functional aspect of the vehicle and a setting for a non-functional aspect of the vehicle, wherein the setting for the non-functional aspect includes user calendar integration to communicate user calendar events of a remotely stored user calendar to the vehicle, wherein implementing the user preference comprises determining an upcoming event on the user calendar is associated with an accessory; and providing, by the vehicle computing device, customized interactive communication with the particular user, based on stored user preferences, the user calendar, and third party information.