Method for logging a user into a vehicle, computer-readable medium, system, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for registering a user with a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting the position of a mobile device in the vehicle's interior by an app of the vehicle manufacturer; transmitting the position of the mobile device in the vehicle's interior from the vehicle manufacturer's app to an external server of the vehicle manufacturer; determining the position of the vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer's external server using the transmitted position of the mobile device; if the position of the mobile device and the position of the vehicle coincide: transmitting a user profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle; providing a message for logging the user into the vehicle with the user profile by the vehicle;Receiving the user's consent to the vehicle to log the user in with the user's profile; and logging the user in with the vehicle with the user's profile after the vehicle has received the user's consent.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a method for registering a user with a vehicle. The invention further relates to a computer-readable medium for registering a user with a vehicle, a system for registering a user with a vehicle, and a vehicle comprising the system for registering a user with a vehicle.

[0002] Vehicle manufacturer apps allow customers to access vehicles linked to the app. Linking a vehicle to the manufacturer's app often involves manually entering data and scanning a QR code. This can lead to errors during the linking process, delaying the customer's ability to quickly log in to the vehicle and link it to the app.

[0003] It is therefore an object of the invention to register a user for a vehicle more efficiently. In particular, an object of the invention is to efficiently simplify the registration of a user for a vehicle, preferably for the first time. In particular, a further object of the invention is to efficiently link a vehicle with an app of the vehicle manufacturer, preferably for the first time.

[0004] This problem is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention result from the dependent claims.

[0005] According to a first aspect, the invention is characterized by a method for registering a user on a vehicle. The method can be a computer-implemented method and / or a control unit-implemented method. The vehicle can be a motor vehicle. The method comprises detecting the position of a mobile device in the vehicle's interior by an app provided by the vehicle manufacturer. The mobile device can, for example, be a smartphone. The method further comprises transmitting the position of the mobile device in the vehicle's interior from the vehicle manufacturer's app to an external server of the vehicle manufacturer, and determining the vehicle's position using the transmitted position of the mobile device by the external server of the vehicle manufacturer.If the position of the mobile device and the position of the vehicle coincide, the procedure includes transmitting a user profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle, providing a message for the vehicle to log the user into the vehicle with the user's profile, receiving the user's consent to log the user into the vehicle with the user's profile, and logging the user into the vehicle with the user's profile after receiving the user's consent.

[0006] The procedure offers the advantage of more efficient user login to a vehicle. With a single confirmation, the user can be logged into the vehicle using their profile. The user does not need to perform any manual input or scan a QR code to log in. This significantly improves the user experience when logging into a vehicle.

[0007] According to an advantageous embodiment, the process can further include a check by the vehicle's external server to determine whether the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app. If the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app, the process can include transmitting the user's profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle, the vehicle providing the message to log the user into the vehicle with the user's profile, the vehicle receiving the user's consent to log in with the user's profile, and the vehicle logging the user into the vehicle with the user's profile after receiving the user's consent. This simplifies the user's login process to the vehicle.

[0008] According to a further advantageous embodiment, the procedure can also include a check by the vehicle-external server to see whether another user with a profile is already logged into the vehicle and / or whether another user's profile is already stored on the vehicle. If no other user with a profile is logged into the vehicle or no other user's profile is stored on the vehicle, the procedure can include transmitting the user's profile from the vehicle manufacturer's vehicle-external server to the vehicle, providing the message for logging the user into the vehicle with the user's profile, the vehicle receiving the user's consent to log in with the user's profile, and logging the user into the vehicle with the user's profile after receiving the user's consent.This can efficiently simplify the initial registration of a user on a preferably brand-new vehicle.

[0009] According to a further advantageous embodiment, the procedure can also include a check by the vehicle-external server to see if the vehicle is linked to the user's profile.If the vehicle is not linked to the user's profile and the user is logged into the vehicle with that profile, the process may involve the following steps: the vehicle's external server transmitting a message to link the vehicle to the user's profile to the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app; the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app providing the message to link the vehicle to the user's profile; the vehicle manufacturer's external server receiving the user's consent to link the vehicle to the user's profile from the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app; and the vehicle being linked to the user's profile after the vehicle manufacturer's external server receiving the user's consent. This efficiently simplifies the process of linking a vehicle to a user's profile.

[0010] According to a further advantageous embodiment, logging the user into the vehicle with their profile, after the vehicle has received the user's consent, can include an automated login of the user to the vehicle using the login credentials with which the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app. Furthermore, the process can include adjusting the vehicle's settings and / or functions based on the user's profile after the automated login. This can efficiently simplify the initial configuration of a preferably brand-new vehicle.

[0011] According to another aspect, the invention is characterized by a computer-readable medium for registering a user on a vehicle, wherein the computer-readable medium comprises instructions which, when executed on a computer and / or a control unit, perform the method described above.

[0012] According to another aspect, the invention is characterized by a system for registering a user on a vehicle, wherein the system is configured to perform the method described above.

[0013] According to another aspect, the invention is characterized by a vehicle comprising the system described above for registering a user on a vehicle.

[0014] Further features of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the figure, and the figure description. All features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as those subsequently mentioned in the figure description and / or shown in the figure alone, are usable not only in the combinations specified, but also in other combinations or individually.

[0015] The following describes a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing. Further details, preferred configurations, and further developments of the invention will be derived from this. In detail, the drawing schematically illustrates... Fig. 1. An exemplary procedure for registering a user on a vehicle.

[0016] In detail, it shows Fig.1. An exemplary procedure 100 for registering a user on a vehicle. The vehicle is preferably a brand new vehicle on which no user profile has yet been stored and on which no user has yet registered.

[0017] Method 100 can detect the position of a mobile device using an app provided by the vehicle manufacturer. 102 For example, the position of the mobile device can be detected using a message and / or signal from the vehicle, which can be received and / or detected by the vehicle manufacturer's app inside the vehicle. For example, a user can place the mobile device in a charging cradle in the vehicle. The vehicle manufacturer's app can detect that the mobile device is in the vehicle's charging cradle and determine its position. Preferably, the vehicle manufacturer's app is running on the mobile device and the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app.

[0018] The method can transmit the position of the mobile device inside the vehicle from the vehicle manufacturer's app to an external server of the vehicle manufacturer 104. The external server can be a backend server of the vehicle manufacturer. Furthermore, the method 100 can determine a vehicle's position using the transmitted position of the mobile device via the manufacturer's external server 106. If the position of the mobile device and the position of the vehicle match, the method 100 can transmit a user profile from the manufacturer's external server to the vehicle 108. The external server can transmit a user profile to the vehicle for the first time. To do this, the external server can check whether a user profile has already been transmitted to the vehicle.Only if no user profile has already been transmitted to the vehicle can the external server transmit the user's profile to the vehicle.

[0019] Furthermore, the procedure can provide a message to the user to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile. Additionally or alternatively, the vehicle can check whether a user profile is already stored or activated on the vehicle. Only if no user profile is stored or activated on the vehicle can the procedure provide the message to the user to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile.

[0020] Procedure 100 can receive user consent from the vehicle to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile 112. Furthermore, procedure 100 can log the user into the vehicle with the user's profile after receiving the user's consent 114. In other words, after simple user consent, the procedure can automatically log the user into the vehicle. For example, the user can be automatically logged into the vehicle using the vehicle identification number and / or the login credentials of the vehicle manufacturer's app.

[0021] Additionally, the procedure 100 can check via the vehicle-external server whether the vehicle is linked to the user's profile. If the vehicle is not linked to the user's profile and the user is logged into the vehicle with that profile, the procedure 100 can transmit a message from the vehicle-external server to the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app to link the vehicle to the user's profile. Furthermore, the procedure can make the message for linking the vehicle to the user's profile available to the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app, and receive the user's consent to link the vehicle to the user's profile from the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app via the vehicle manufacturer's external server.After receiving the user's consent, the process can link the vehicle to the user's profile via the vehicle manufacturer's external server. Linking the vehicle to the user's profile allows the user to access and / or control one or more of the vehicle's functions using the manufacturer's app. In other words, the user can automatically link the vehicle to their profile with a simple consent. For example, this linking process might involve storing a vehicle identification number (VIN) in the user's profile.

[0022] Advantageously, this process can simplify user registration for a vehicle and / or linking the vehicle to the user's profile. Registration and linking require only simple user consent, provided the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app. This significantly increases convenience, especially for first-time users of new or brand-new vehicles. Manual input and more complex operating procedures can be effectively avoided. Reference symbol list 100 procedures 102 Detecting the position of a mobile device 104 Transmitting the mobile device's position 106 Determining the position of a vehicle 108 Submitting a user profile 110 Providing a message 112 Receiving user consent 114 User login with user profile on the vehicle

Claims

[1] Procedure for registering a user on a vehicle, the procedure comprising: Detecting the position of a mobile device inside a vehicle using an app from the vehicle manufacturer; Transmitting the position of the mobile device inside the vehicle from the vehicle manufacturer's app to an external server of the vehicle manufacturer; Determining the position of a vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer's external server using the position transmitted by the mobile device; If the position of the mobile device and the position of the vehicle are the same: Transmitting a user profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle; Providing a message to the user to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile via the vehicle; Receiving user consent to the vehicle logging the user in with the user's profile; and User login with the user's profile on the vehicle after the vehicle has received the user's consent. [2] The method of claim 1, further comprising: Check, via the vehicle's external server, whether the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app; and If the user is logged into the vehicle manufacturer's app: Transmitting the user's profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle; Providing the message for the user to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile via the vehicle; Receiving the user's consent to the vehicle logging the user in with the user's profile; and User login with the user's profile on the vehicle after the vehicle has received the user's consent. [3] A method according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: Check, via the vehicle's external server, whether another user with a profile is already logged into the vehicle and / or whether another user's profile is already stored on the vehicle; and If no other user with a profile is logged into the vehicle or no other user's profile is saved on the vehicle: Transmitting the user's profile from the vehicle manufacturer's external server to the vehicle; Providing the message for the user to log in to the vehicle with the user's profile; Receiving the user's consent to the vehicle logging the user in with the user's profile; and User login with the user's profile on the vehicle after the vehicle has received the user's consent. [4] A method according to any of the preceding claims, the method further comprising: Check, via the vehicle-external server, whether the vehicle is linked to the user's profile; If the vehicle is not linked to the user's profile and the user is logged into the vehicle with that profile: Transmitting a message to link the vehicle to the user's profile from the vehicle's external server to the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app; Providing the message to link the vehicle to the user's profile by the vehicle and / or by the vehicle manufacturer's app; Receiving the user's consent to link the vehicle to the user's profile from the vehicle and / or the vehicle manufacturer's app via the vehicle manufacturer's external server; and Linking the vehicle to the user's profile after receiving the user's consent through the vehicle manufacturer's external server. [5] Method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein logging the user with the user's profile on the vehicle after the vehicle has received the user's consent: Automated login of the user to the vehicle using login credentials with which the user is logged into the manufacturer's app for the vehicle; and Adjusting vehicle settings and / or functions depending on the user's profile after the user has automatically logged into the vehicle. [6] A computer-readable medium for registering a user on a vehicle, wherein the computer-readable medium comprises instructions which, when executed on a computer and / or a control unit, execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. [7] System for registering a user on a vehicle, wherein the system is configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5. [8] Vehicle comprising the system according to claim 7 for registering a user on a vehicle.

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