Feature recognition for configuring a vehicle console and associated devices

1. A method, comprising:

separating a vehicle into one or more zones;

automatically determining, by a processor, if a person is within a zone of said vehicle;

identifying said person within said zone of the vehicle;

determining, by a processor, if said identified person has corresponding settings; and

configuring said zone of said vehicle based on said corresponding settings.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: if the person cannot be identified, characterizing the person.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein automatically determining if a person is within said zone of said vehicle comprises receiving sensor data from at least one sensor that indicates the person is within the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying said person within said zone of the vehicle comprises:

comparing the sensor data to feature data in a data structure; and

determining if the sensor data is substantially similar to the feature data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining if said identified person has corresponding settings comprises determining if the person has made a setting.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining if said identified person has corresponding settings further comprises waiting a period of time to determine if the corresponding settings have achieved a steady state.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said corresponding settings is stored in cloud storage.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the said corresponding setting is one of a position of a seat, a position of a mirror, a heat or cold setting, a configuration of a console, a configuration of a dash, a configuration of a heads up display, or a setting for a radio.

9. A vehicle system, comprising:

one or more sensors;

a vehicle control system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

wherein the processor is operable to:

receive sensor data from the one or more sensors;

based on the received sensor data, automatically determine if a person is within a zone of a vehicle;

based on the received sensor data, automatically identify the person;

determine if the person has made a setting; and

based on the determination, configure said zone of said vehicle to said setting.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor data is an image of the person.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein in automatically identifying the person the processor is operable to match the image to a stored image in a data structure.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor data is voice data from the person.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein in automatically identifying the person the processor is operable to match the voice data to stored voice data in a data structure.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions to receive sensor data from one or more sensors;

based on the received sensor data, instructions to automatically determine if a person is within a zone of a vehicle;

based on the received sensor data, instructions to automatically identify the person;

instructions to retrieve one or more settings associated with the identified person; and

instructions to automatically configure the vehicle according to the retrieved settings.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the settings retrieved are associated with the determined area or zone.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the settings are retrieved from a data structure.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the data structure is stored in cloud storage.