Patent ID: 7050795

Claim:
A system for communicating user identified preferences to a vehicle comprising: a programming device adapted to receive input indicative of user defined vehicle settings and operable to store said input as first and second vehicle setting data; a first portable security device operable to transmit a first identification code; a transceiver residing in the vehicle and in data communication over a wireless communication link with each of said first portable security device and said programming device, said transceiver operable to initiate download of said first vehicle setting data from the programming device to the vehicle upon receipt of said first identification code from said first portable security device; and a second portable security device associated with second user setting data stored in said programming device, said second portable security device operable to transmit a second identification code, wherein said transceiver is operable to establish priority between said first and second identification codes and initiate download of one of said first and second vehicle setting data based on said priority.