Personalization system, motor vehicle, personalization method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a personalization system (2) for a motor vehicle (1), the personalization system comprising: a bus user (3) for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter; a data memory (5) for storing at least one bus user-specific parameter; and control devices (4, 10), the control devices being configured to: send a query to the data memory (5) to receive the bus user-specific parameter when an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter is given and the role of an occupant associated with at least one bus user in the motor vehicle (1) is given; receive at least one bus user-specific parameter; and transmit at least one bus user-specific parameter to the bus user (3) to adjust the received at least one bus user-specific parameter.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a personalization system for a motor vehicle, a motor vehicle, and a method for personalizing a motor vehicle.

[0002] Due to the increase in the number of electronic components in motor vehicles, the increase in computing power, and the increase in user or occupant requirements in the vehicle field or generally in the passenger transport field, there is generally an interest in being able to generate personalized user settings or occupant settings, such as a preferred temperature, a preferred setting of the seat, etc.

[0003] Generally known methods for personalizing vehicle settings enable multiple drivers to share a motor vehicle, where each driver can make their own settings for the motor vehicle.

[0004] Here, usually, the driver characteristics are automatically or manually selected at the start of using the motor vehicle, and the settings are adjusted accordingly to the last specification of the selected driver characteristics.

[0005] However, methods that enable multiple occupants to personalize settings for multiple vehicle uses are not known.

[0006] When the personalized setting characteristics of a driver or occupant are transferred from one seat position (driver, co-driver, rear row, etc.) to another seat position, undesired settings may occur, such as using the seat settings of the co-driver seat for the driver, using the settings of the air conditioning equipment of the rear row seat for the co-driver, etc.

[0007] The solution of cloning the driver's personalization for each seat may also lead to undesired results, because this may lead to greater complexity in the case where the relevant control devices (such as the control device for the air conditioning system) are involved in multiple systems (i.e., managing the settings for multiple seats or accessing multiple seats).

[0008] When changing seats (such as changing the driver), it may be desirable that certain settings exist on the new seat of the previous driver as they did on the driver's seat, while other settings do not exist on the new seat.

[0009] For example, the published document US2017 / 0185266 A1 relates to the following systems and methods, where a user can make personalized settings in a vehicle, such as screen settings, window settings, and rearview mirror settings. However, the problem that may occur here is that these settings are applicable to the user's fixed seat and the user cannot carry these settings when changing seats.

[0010] In addition, patent document US9,914,418B2 describes a vehicle's own components associated with various areas of the vehicle. In addition, the user's terminal device is located in various areas of the vehicle. However, a terminal device is required for this purpose in order to perform the association. In addition, the bus users (such as control devices) of the vehicle are not relieved of the load on the storage side.

[0011] In addition, a method is known from patent document KR 101755310 B1, in which the terminal device identification number assigned to a user of the vehicle is correspondingly assigned to a seat. However, a terminal device is required for this. In addition, the bus users are not relieved of the load on the storage side.

[0012] Patent document US2018 / 0218470 describes a method that allocates seats according to a terminal device associated with a user when sharing a vehicle and transmits personalized seat settings based on this association. However, this still requires the presence of a terminal device and access to an external memory that communicates with the terminal device to enable seat settings, which may lead to a loss of functionality, for example, when the connection between the terminal device and the external memory is poor.

[0013] Patent document US10,040,372B2 relates to a method for positioning vehicle users, in which the movement data of the seat belt is compared with the movement data of the user's portable terminal device, and the personalized options of the user are inferred therefrom. However, for this purpose, a portable terminal device is required, and the portable terminal device needs to access an external memory, as described above, which may lead to limited functionality if connection problems occur.

[0014] A wireless mobile device is known from published document US2017 / 0052538 A1, by which the seat settings of the vehicle can be personalized. This may still lead to the above-mentioned problems of the mobile terminal device for personalizing vehicle settings.

[0015] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved personalization system, a motor vehicle and a personalization method that at least partially overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0016] The above technical problem is solved by a personalization system according to the present invention, a motor vehicle according to the present invention and a personalization method according to the present invention.

[0017] That is, a personalization system for a motor vehicle, the personalization system comprising:

[0018] A bus user for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter; and

[0019] A data memory for storing the at least one bus user-specific parameter; and

[0020] A control device configured to:

[0021] determining a role of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein the role corresponds to a position of the occupant of the motor vehicle in the motor vehicle;

[0022] determining an occupant identification number based on the role;

[0023] An identification code is provided for each bus subscriber-specific parameter, which is stored both in the corresponding bus subscriber and in the data memory;

[0024] sending a query to the data memory to receive the bus-subscriber-specific parameter when an identification code of the at least one bus-subscriber-specific parameter and an occupant identification number of the role of an occupant of the motor vehicle associated with the at least one bus subscriber are given;

[0025] receiving the at least one bus user-specific parameter;

[0026] The at least one bus subscriber-specific parameter is transmitted to the bus subscriber in order to adjust the received at least one bus subscriber-specific parameter.

[0027] A motor vehicle is provided with a personalization system according to the present disclosure.

[0028] A personalization method for a motor vehicle having a bus subscriber for adjusting at least one bus subscriber-specific parameter, a data memory for storing the at least one bus subscriber-specific parameter, and a control device, wherein the personalization method comprises:

[0029] determining a role of an occupant of the motor vehicle, wherein the role corresponds to a position of the occupant of the motor vehicle in the motor vehicle;

[0030] determining an occupant identification number based on the role;

[0031] An identification code is provided for each bus subscriber-specific parameter, which is stored both in the corresponding bus subscriber and in the data memory;

[0032] sending a query to the data memory to receive the bus-subscriber-specific parameter when an identification code of the at least one bus-subscriber-specific parameter and an occupant identification number of a role occupied by an occupant of the motor vehicle associated with the at least one bus subscriber are given;

[0033] Receive the at least one parameter specific to the bus user; and transmit the parameter specific to the bus user to the bus user to adjust the at least one received parameter specific to the bus user.

[0034] According to a first aspect of the invention, a personalization system for a motor vehicle comprises: a bus user for adjusting at least one parameter specific to or for the bus user; a data memory for storing at least one parameter specific to the bus user; and a control device, the control device being configured to:

[0035] Send a query to the data memory in the case of giving an identification code of at least one parameter specific to the bus user and giving the role of an occupant associated with the at least one bus user in the motor vehicle to receive the parameter specific to the bus user; receive the at least one parameter specific to the bus user; transmit the at least one parameter specific to the bus user to the bus user to adjust the at least one received parameter specific to the bus user.

[0036] According to a second aspect of the invention, a motor vehicle has a personalization system according to the first aspect.

[0037] According to a third aspect of the invention, a personalization method for a motor vehicle having a bus user for adjusting at least one parameter specific to the bus user, a data memory for storing at least one parameter specific to the bus user and a control device comprises:

[0038] Send a query to the data memory in the case of giving an identification code of at least one parameter specific to the bus user and giving the role of an occupant associated with the at least one bus user in the motor vehicle to receive the parameter specific to the bus user; receive the at least one parameter specific to the bus user; transmit the at least one parameter specific to the bus user to the bus user to adjust the at least one received parameter specific to the bus user.

[0039] Other advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

[0040] The personalization system aspect may further include at least one of the following:

[0041] The bus user includes a control device;

[0042] The control device includes one of an air-conditioning control device, a seat control device, a speaker control device and a multimedia control device;

[0043] The role of the occupant includes one of a driver, a front passenger, a rear left occupant, a rear middle occupant and a rear right occupant;

[0044] Identify the bus user-specific parameter according to the role and according to the correspondence between the occupant and the role;

[0045] The data memory includes a data structure that assigns the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the role of the occupant;

[0046] The personalization system further includes: control equipment configured to respectively correspond multiple occupants of the motor vehicle to roles;

[0047] The control device is further configured to,

[0048] Send the identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control equipment; and wherein the control equipment is further configured to:

[0049] Send a control instruction to the data memory to provide the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device.

[0050] The personalization method can correspondingly include at least one of the following:

[0051] The role of the occupant includes one of the driver, co-driver, left rear seat occupant, middle rear seat occupant, and right rear seat occupant;

[0052] Identify the bus user-specific parameter according to the role and according to the correspondence between the occupant and the role;

[0053] Correspond multiple occupants to roles respectively;

[0054] Send the identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control equipment;

[0055] The control equipment sends a control instruction to the data memory to provide the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device.

[0056] Some embodiments relate to a personalization system for a motor vehicle, which includes: a bus user for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter; a data memory for storing at least one bus user-specific parameter; and a control device configured to:

[0057] Send an inquiry to the data memory when giving the identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter and giving the role of the occupant of the motor vehicle associated with the at least one bus user to receive the bus user-specific parameter; receive the at least one bus user-specific parameter; transmit the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the bus user to adjust the received at least one bus user-specific parameter.

[0058] The motor vehicle can include all transportation systems in which personalized settings can be made, which advantageously does not limit the present invention to a certain type of vehicle.

[0059] The motor vehicle can be, for example, a car, a truck, an agricultural vehicle, etc. In addition, it can also relate to buses, trains, ships, aircraft, etc.

[0060] In principle, bus users can exist in any known bus system, such as the CAN bus (Controller Area Network). Additionally or alternatively, other bus systems also used in automotive manufacturing can also be used, such as LIN (Local Interconnect Network), FlexRay, MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport), PSI5 (Peripheral Sensor Interface 5), Ethernet known in the computer field, etc.

[0061] Therefore, known systems can be advantageously used to implement the present invention.

[0062] The bus user can be, in this context, a control device, where the control device is generally set for preset control functions, such as for an air conditioning system, a fan, one or more seats, a rearview mirror, a speaker, temperature, a display, etc. The bus user can also include multiple control functions here. The control device for the seat can be set, for example, to provide control functions for the seat height, the position of the backrest, and the horizontal seat position.

[0063] The bus user can also be a (motor vehicle) central in-vehicle computer, a component of the central in-vehicle computer, or any motor vehicle component that can generate, receive, and / or store electrical signals, for example.

[0064] The adjustment of parameters specific to at least one bus user can include a signal (such as an electrical signal) in response to which a preset control function is executed.

[0065] The parameters specific to the bus user can be, in this context, values adjusted by a preset control function, such as seat height, the vertical position of the seat, the tilt angle of the backrest, temperature, rearview mirror settings, volume, fan intensity, etc.

[0066] As already mentioned above, the bus user can adjust multiple (i.e., at least one) parameters specific to the bus user.

[0067] The data memory can be any, usually non-volatile, data memory that can be accessed via a bus system, such as an SSD (Solid State Drive), ROM (read only memory), PROM (programmable read only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), flash EEPROM (such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus)), FRAM (ferroelectric random access memory), MRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory), phase change RAM, etc.

[0068] The data memory can be integrated in the motor vehicle or provided in the backend in some embodiments.

[0069] The resulting advantage is that, on the one hand, known data memories can be used, and on the other hand, the data memory can also be partially provided externally, which reduces the complexity of the vehicle electronics.

[0070] According to the invention, the data memory is arranged to store at least one parameter specific to a bus user.

[0071] Furthermore, the data memory according to the invention is arranged to associate the parameter specific to the bus user with an identification code, an occupant identification number, and the role of the occupant (as further explained below).

[0072] The control device can be any control device arranged to send an inquiry to the data memory, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), microcontroller, and a plurality of said components and combinations of components, whereby known technologies can be advantageously used.

[0073] The control device is arranged to send an inquiry to the data memory.

[0074] Send an inquiry to receive bus user-specific parameters stored in the data memory. For this purpose, there is an identification code for each bus user-specific parameter, which is stored both in the corresponding bus user and in the data memory, so that at least one bus user-specific parameter can be identified. For example, there is an identification code for fan intensity and an identification code for temperature, both of which are controlled by the same bus user (e.g., a heating control device).

[0075] However, in a motor vehicle, for example, it may be desirable to set a temperature and / or fan intensity for the driver that is different from the temperature and / or fan intensity set for the co-driver, respectively.

[0076] In addition, it may be desirable to adapt the corresponding temperature and / or fan intensity in the case of a driver and co-driver replacement.

[0077] Therefore, in the inquiry, the bus user also gives a role in addition to the identification code.

[0078] The role corresponds, for example, to the position of an occupant, such as a driver, a co-driver, a rear seat occupant on the left, a rear seat occupant in the middle, a rear seat occupant on the right, etc. in a motor vehicle.

[0079] Therefore, the control device transmits the identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter together with the identified role of the occupant.

[0080] For example, a certain fan intensity is required for the role of co-driver. Since it is known which user of the vehicle, i.e., which occupant identification number, assumes the role of co-driver, the required value for fan intensity can be clearly read out from the data memory. If it is now recognized that the occupant with the occupant identification number has changed the role, for example, from co-driver to driver, then an inquiry can be sent again to the data memory together with the corresponding identification code of the bus user-specific parameter (in this example, the fan intensity) with the role of the occupant given as driver, so that the bus user receives and thereby adjusts at least one bus user-specific parameter accordingly.

[0081] The advantage here is that there is no need to increase the complexity of the bus user itself and no more memory needs to be stored in the bus user.

[0082] In addition, a central data memory can advantageously exist and the own data memory in the bus user can be dispensed with, which saves costs and manufacturing time.

[0083] In some embodiments, identifying which occupant assumes which role can be achieved by known occupant identification methods, such as biometric identification, manual input, identification via a terminal device, or authentication, etc. The resulting advantage is that known methods for occupant identification can be used.

[0084] In some embodiments, the bus users include the control devices discussed above.

[0085] In some embodiments, the control device includes one of an air-conditioning control device, a seat control device, a speaker control device, and a multimedia control device, as described below.

[0086] The multimedia control device may include an infotainment control device, (at least one) controller device for at least one of, for example, radio, telephone, navigation, and other media.

[0087] In addition, the multimedia control device may further include a head-up display (such as a head-position-based visual display, etc.).

[0088] The multimedia control device can also control the vehicle's own display (also for the co-driver or other passengers in the vehicle) and / or the configuration and brightness of the display.

[0089] Generally, for these components, their own control devices can also be used, and there is no need to provide a multimedia control device for controlling these components.

[0090] The control device can also be a driver assistance control device, which controls, for example, a multi-functional camera, a cruise control controller (such as an adaptive cruise control), a radar (or other distance sensors), a parking distance control device, etc.

[0091] In addition, the seat position, the rearview mirror position, the steering wheel position, the rear-seat entertainment media, the fragrance, the air improvement device, etc. can be controlled by the control device according to the present invention.

[0092] In some embodiments, the roles of the occupants include the driver, the co-driver, the rear occupant on the left, the rear occupant in the middle, and the rear occupant on the right described herein.

[0093] Advantageously, the solution according to the present invention can be provided for left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles.

[0094] However, the present disclosure is not designed to be limited to this role assignment. For example, seat numbers or other markings can also be used. In addition, as described above, the present invention can also be applied to other transportation systems that allow personalization of the occupant settings, such as trains, aircraft, ships, etc. Then, obviously, the roles can be named in other ways.

[0095] In some embodiments, specific parameters of the bus user are identified according to the role and the corresponding assignment of the occupant to the role, thereby advantageously performing an automated process, which improves user-friendliness.

[0096] For example, a role (such as a driver) can be determined based on the identification of an occupant in a certain seat in a motor vehicle, so that an inquiry can be sent, and thereby the control device can identify the bus user-specific parameters for the occupant in the determined role.

[0097] In some exemplary embodiments, the data storage includes a data structure that assigns at least one bus user-specific parameter to an occupant role as described herein.

[0098] The data structure can be any known data structure. The data structure can generally be an object for storing and managing data, wherein the data can be related to each other according to the present invention.

[0099] The advantage here is that the correspondence between the role and the vehicle passengers can be automatically performed.

[0100] In some exemplary embodiments, the personalization system further includes: control equipment configured to respectively correspond multiple occupants of the motor vehicle to roles.

[0101] The control equipment is, for example, a central control device, a central in-vehicle computer, an external device, such as a mobile terminal device, a server, etc., and the motor vehicle can communicate with the server through an air interface, for example.

[0102] As described above, the control equipment can thus be configured to identify the occupants in their roles.

[0103] In some embodiments, the control device is further configured to: send an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control equipment; wherein,

[0104] The control equipment is further configured to:

[0105] Send a control instruction to the data memory to provide at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device.

[0106] Thereby, the control equipment can advantageously assume a central function, so as to be able to reduce the burden on the bus user in terms of memory and the burden related to computing power.

[0107] Some embodiments relate to a motor vehicle having a personalization system according to the present invention.

[0108] Some embodiments relate to a personalization method for a motor vehicle having a bus user for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter, a data memory for storing at least one bus user-specific parameter, and a control device, wherein the personalization method comprises: as discussed herein, sending an inquiry to the data memory upon giving an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter and giving the role of an occupant of the motor vehicle associated with at least one bus user to receive the bus user-specific parameter; receiving at least one bus user-specific parameter; and transmitting at least one bus user-specific parameter to the bus user to adjust the at least one received bus user-specific parameter.

[0109] The personalization method can be carried out by a personalization system according to the invention and / or a motor vehicle according to the invention, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0110] Now, two modeling variants of the personalization method according to the invention are described by taking the seat positions of the driver and the co-driver as an example.

[0111] In the first modeling variant, the desired characteristic can be that when the driver changes (i.e., the previous co-driver becomes the current driver and vice versa), the seat position of the co-driver changes.

[0112] Therefore, when switching to the driver's seat, the person who was previously the co-driver can have a different seat position there than before in the co-driver's seat.

[0113] Therefore, the seat position of the co-driver is independent of whether the co-driver is recognized or which co-driver is recognized.

[0114] In some embodiments, the seat positions of the driver and the co-driver depend on which person is recognized as the driver. When the driver changes while the co-driver does not change, the seat position of the co-driver can, for example, depend on the recognized driver.

[0115] If it is recognized that the previous driver now switches to the co-driver's seat, the previous driver will not get the same seat setting as before in the driver's seat.

[0116] A technical implementation of this first modeling variant is, for example, that the control device inquires for the driver's seat with an identification code different from that for the co-driver's seat, but both are for the role of the driver.

[0117] In the second modeling variant, the desired characteristic is that when the driver changes, the seat position of the co-driver does not change.

[0118] In the case where the co - driver and the driver exchange seats, the person who was previously the co - driver can obtain their previous seat position at the driver's seat, and the person who was previously the driver can obtain their seat position at the co - driver's seat.

[0119] Therefore, the seat position of the co - driver depends on whether the co - driver is recognized and / or which co - driver is recognized.

[0120] If the driver changes while the co - driver remains the same, in some embodiments, the seat position of the driver changes while the seat position of the co - driver remains the same.

[0121] If the co - driver changes while the driver remains the same, in some embodiments, the seat position of the co - driver changes while the seat position of the driver remains the same.

[0122] If a driver change is recognized, for example, the previous driver in the co - driver's seat will obtain the same settings at the co - driver's seat as they had at the driver's seat before.

[0123] A technical implementation of this second modeling variant is, for example, that in the case of the same identification code as for the co - driver's seat, the control device queries the seat position of the driver's seat, where the driver role and the co - driver role are given respectively.

[0124] For example, different seats can be set differently according to the preferences of the vehicle user or the same settings can be made for different seats (or other bus - user - specific parameters).

[0125] In some embodiments, different identification codes are queried in the case of different roles for the driver's seat and the co - driver's seat.

[0126] In such an embodiment, the user can make seat - specific settings.

[0127] At any point in time when the user is sitting, for example, in the co - driver's seat, the user can obtain their co - driver - specific seat settings, which can be independent of the driver - specific seat settings obtained when the user is sitting in the driver's seat.

[0128] The expectations of the vehicle user can be, for example, to sit as straight as possible in the driver's seat, while having the expectation of lying down in the co - driver's seat.

[0129] In some embodiments, the role of the occupant includes one of the driver, co-driver, left rear passenger, middle rear passenger, and right rear passenger described herein. In some embodiments, bus user-specific parameters are identified according to the role and the corresponding assignment of the occupant to the role as described herein. In some embodiments, the personalization method further includes: associating a plurality of occupants with roles respectively as described herein. In some embodiments, the personalization method further includes: sending an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control equipment as described herein. In some embodiments, the personalization method further includes: sending a control instruction from the control equipment to the data memory to provide at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device as described herein.

[0130] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0131] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0132] Figure 1 An exemplary embodiment of a motor vehicle according to the present invention is schematically shown in a block diagram;

[0133] Figure 2 An exemplary embodiment of a personalization system according to the present invention is schematically shown in a block diagram;

[0134] Figure 3 An embodiment of a personalization method according to the present invention is schematically shown in a block diagram, and

[0135] Figure 4 Another embodiment of a personalization method according to the present invention is schematically shown in a block diagram.

[0136] Figure 1 A block diagram showing an embodiment of a motor vehicle 1 according to the present invention is shown.

[0137] In addition to other components not shown here, the motor vehicle 1 further has a personalization system 2 according to the present invention, and the personalization system 2 has a bus user according to the present invention, that is, in this embodiment, an air-conditioning control device 3, a control device 4 according to the present invention, and a data memory 5 according to the present invention.

[0138] The personalization system 2 is configured to execute the personalization method according to the present invention. For this purpose, when it is detected that the occupant is in the role assigned to him / her, the air-conditioning control device 3 sends an inquiry to the control device 4 as a response, wherein the assignment of the passenger to the role is performed in a previous process.

[0139] The inquiry includes sending identification codes for three bus user - specific parameters respectively for a first person with a driver role and a second person with a co - driver role. In this embodiment, the motor vehicle 1 has a driver's seat and a co - driver's seat and no rear seats.

[0140] The air - conditioning control device 3 thus sends the data items shown in Table 1 below:

[0141]

[0142]

[0143] Table 1: Data items sent by the air - conditioning control device to the control device

[0144] In the said embodiment, the identification code a corresponds to the temperature, the identification code b corresponds to the fan intensity, and the identification code c corresponds to the setting of which fans (the fans are respectively corresponding to numbers) should be driven.

[0145] Generally, the identification codes can be given in any way, such as numbers, alphanumeric codes, etc.

[0146] The control device 4 accesses the data memory 5, in which the correspondence between the occupant identification numbers in the assigned roles and the corresponding bus user - specific parameters is stored, which is shown as an example in Table 2 below:

[0147]

[0148] Table 2: Data items stored in the data memory 5

[0149] The data items stored in the data memory 5 respectively assign settings of bus user - specific parameters to the occupant identification numbers (occupant Id) of the occupants in the assigned roles. Among them, in addition to the above - mentioned bus user - specific parameters a, b, and c, there are, for example, d (seat height) and e (tilt angle of the seat back), however, the d and e are not required by the air - conditioning control device 3.

[0150] In addition, data items for four users stored in the data memory 5 are stored.

[0151] The control device 4 determines the corresponding user or occupant identification number according to the role, reads the required bus user - specific parameters a, b, and c, and transmits these parameters to the air - conditioning control device 3, and the air - conditioning control device 3 makes corresponding adjustments for the driver and the co - driver.

[0152] Figure 2 A block diagram of an embodiment of the personalization system 2 according to the present invention is shown, wherein, with Figure 1In comparison, the control device 4 is replaced by a control device 10.

[0153] The control device 10 has a control equipment 11 and a data providing device 12.

[0154] After the above-mentioned recognition, the control equipment 11, i.e., the CPU in this embodiment, assigns the recognized roles to the occupants or the occupant identification numbers as exemplarily shown in Table 3 below:

[0155]

[0156]

[0157] Table 3: Data items provided by the control equipment 11

[0158] The data providing device 12 uses the assignment shown in Table 3 to provide, as discussed with reference to Figure 1 the corresponding set values requested in the respective roles under the occupant identification number from the data storage device to the bus users of the motor vehicle (where only the air-conditioning control device 3 is shown here).

[0159] Figure 3 A block diagram of a personalization method 20 according to the present invention is shown.

[0160] The personalization method 20 includes, in 21, sending an inquiry to the data memory when an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter is given and the role of the occupant of the motor vehicle is given, and the occupant is associated with the at least one bus user as described herein.

[0161] In 22, at least one bus user-specific parameter is received as described herein.

[0162] In 23, at least one bus user-specific parameter is transmitted to the bus user as described herein to adjust at least one bus user-specific parameter.

[0163] Figure 4 A block diagram of another embodiment of a personalization method 30 according to the present invention is shown.

[0164] The personalization method 30 partially includes referring to Figure 3 the described personalization method 20, and thus will not be described again here.

[0165] In 31, multiple occupants (e.g., by the control equipment according to the present invention) are respectively associated with roles as described herein.

[0166] In 32, an identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter is sent to the control equipment as described herein.

[0167] In 33, a control instruction is sent from a control device to a data memory as described herein to provide at least one bus user-specific parameter to a control device.

[0168] List of reference numerals

[0169] 1 Motor vehicle

[0170] 2 Personalization system

[0171] 3 Bus user

[0172] 4 Control device

[0173] 5 Data memory

[0174] 10 Control device

[0175] 11 Control device

[0176] 12 Data providing device

[0177] 20 Personalization method

[0178] 21 Send inquiry

[0179] 22 Receive at least one bus user-specific parameter

[0180] 23 Transmit at least one bus user-specific parameter

[0181] 30 Personalization method

[0182] 31 Correlate multiple occupants with roles respectively

[0183] 32 Send the identification code of at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device

[0184] 33 Send a control instruction from the control device to the data memory to make at least one bus user

[0185] specific parameter available to the control device

Claims

1. A personalization system (2) for a motor vehicle (1), the personalization system comprising: A bus user (3) for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter; And A data memory (5) for storing the at least one bus user-specific parameter; And Control devices (4, 10), the control devices being configured to: Determine the role of an occupant of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the role corresponds to the position of the occupant of the motor vehicle in the motor vehicle; Determine an occupant identification number based on the role; For each bus user-specific parameter, an identification code is provided, the identification code being stored both in the corresponding bus user and in the data memory; Send an inquiry to the data memory (5) when the identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter is given and the occupant identification number in the role in which the occupant of the motor vehicle (1) associated with the at least one bus user (3) is located is given, to receive the bus user-specific parameter; Receive the at least one bus user-specific parameter; And transmit the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the bus user (3) to adjust the received at least one bus user-specific parameter.

2. The personalized system (2) according to claim 1, wherein, The bus user (3) includes a control device.

3. The personalized system (2) according to claim 2, wherein, The control device includes one of an air-conditioning control device, a seat control device, a speaker control device, and a multimedia control device.

4. The personalized system (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The role of the occupant includes one of a driver, a co-driver, a rear seat occupant on the left, a rear seat member in the middle, and a rear seat occupant on the right.

5. The personalized system (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, Identify the bus user-specific parameter according to the role and the corresponding relationship between the occupant and the role.

6. The personalized system (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The data memory (5) includes a data structure that assigns the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the role of the occupant.

7. The personalized system (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the personalized system further comprises: A control device (11), the control device being configured to correspond multiple occupants of the motor vehicle (1) to roles respectively.

8. The personalized system (2) according to claim 7, wherein, The control devices (4, 10) are further configured to: Send the identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device (11); and wherein the control device (11) is further configured to: Send a control instruction to the data memory (5) to provide the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control devices (4, 10).

9. A motor vehicle (1) having the personalization system (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A personalized method (20, 30) for a motor vehicle (1), the motor vehicle having a bus user (3) for adjusting at least one bus user-specific parameter, a data memory (5) for storing the at least one bus user-specific parameter, and a control device (4, 10), wherein, The personalization method (20, 30) includes: Determine the role of an occupant of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the role corresponds to the position of the occupant of the motor vehicle in the motor vehicle; Determine an occupant identification number based on the role; For each bus user-specific parameter, an identification code is provided, the identification code being stored both in the corresponding bus user and in the data memory; A query (21) is sent to the data memory (5) to receive bus user-specific parameters, given an identification code of the at least one bus user-specific parameter and an occupant identification number in the role of the occupant associated with the at least one bus user (3) in the motor vehicle (1). Receive the at least one bus user-specific parameter; and transmit the bus user-specific parameter to the bus user (3) to adjust the received at least one bus user-specific parameter.

11. The personalized method (20, 30) according to claim 10, wherein, The role of the occupant includes one of a driver, a co-driver, a rear seat occupant on the left, a rear seat member in the middle, and a rear seat occupant on the right.

12. The personalized method (20, 30) according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, Identify the bus user-specific parameter according to the role and the correspondence between the occupant and the role.

13. The personalization method (20, 30) according to claim 10 or 11, the personalization method further comprising: Associate a plurality of occupants with roles (31) respectively.

14. The personalization method (20, 30) according to claim 10 or 11, the personalization method further comprising: Send the identification code (32) of the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control equipment (11).

15. The personalization method (20, 30) according to claim 14, the personalization method further comprising: The control equipment (11) sends a control instruction (33) to the data memory (5) to provide the at least one bus user-specific parameter to the control device (4, 10).

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