CUSTOMIZATION OF VEHICLE USER INTERFACES BASED ON USER INTELLIGENCE
Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a vehicle or other conveyance to control functions of the conveyance. A vehicle control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The vehicle control system can also obtain information about the user of the vehicle control system and information about the environment in which the conveyance is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the vehicle control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the conveyance. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.
1 . A method for controlling a function in a conveyance, comprising:
a vehicle control system, including a processor, identifying a user within a conveyance;
the vehicle control system retrieving a user profile for the user based on the identity of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more of a user characteristic and a user history;
the vehicle control system determining, based on one or more of the user characteristic and the user history, if a change to an interaction with the user is needed; and
if a change to an interaction with the user is needed, the vehicle control system configuring a user interface for the user.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
the vehicle control system suggesting the user interface change to the user; and
the vehicle control system determining if the user accepts the change.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising, if the user accepts the change, completing the configuration of the user interface.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the user characteristics is a user's age and at least one application commonly used by the user.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein, when the user is driving, prohibiting access to the application on the user interface.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the application is a social media application and will be distracting to the user.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising completing the configuration change regardless of whether the user accepts the change.
8 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the user characteristic is a user's poor eyesight and at least one application commonly used by the user.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the user interface presents an interface with the application differently for easier access by the user.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein at least one button to another application, not commonly used by the user, is eliminated from the user interface.
11 . A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
a user identification module operable to:
identify a user within a conveyance;
retrieve a user profile for the user based on the identity of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more of a user characteristic and a user history;
a user customization module operable to determine, based on one or more of the user characteristic and the user history, if a change to an interaction with the user is needed; and
a function control module operable to change to an interaction with the user is needed, the vehicle control system configuring a user interface for the user.
12 . The conveyance of claim 11 , wherein the function control module is further operable to:
suggest the user interface change to the user;
determine if the user accepts the change; and
if the user accepts the change, complete the configuration of the user interface.
13 . The conveyance of claim 12 , wherein the user characteristics is a user's age and at least one application commonly used by the user, wherein, when the user is driving, prohibiting access to the application on the user interface, and wherein the application is a social media application and will be distracting to the user.
14 . The conveyance of claim 13 , wherein the function control module is further operable to complete the configuration change regardless of whether the user accepts the change.
15 . The conveyance of claim 12 , wherein the user characteristic is a user's poor eyesight and at least one application commonly used by the user, wherein the user interface presents an interface with the application differently for easier access by the user, and wherein at least one button to another application, not commonly used by the user, is eliminated from the user interface.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to identify a user within a conveyance;
instructions to retrieve a user profile for the user based on the identity of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more of a user characteristic and a user history;
instructions to determine, based on one or more of the user characteristic and the user history, if a change to an interaction with the user is needed; and
instructions to change to an interaction with the user is needed, the vehicle control system configuring a user interface for the user.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising:
instructions to suggest the user interface change to the user;
instructions to determine if the user accepts the change; and
if the user accepts the change, instructions to complete the configuration of the user interface.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the user characteristics is a user's age and at least one application commonly used by the user, wherein, when the user is driving, prohibiting access to the application on the user interface, and wherein the application is a social media application and will be distracting to the user.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to complete the configuration change regardless of whether the user accepts the change.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the user characteristic is a user's poor eyesight and at least one application commonly used by the user, wherein the user interface presents an interface with the application differently for easier access by the user, and wherein at least one button to another application, not commonly used by the user, is eliminated from the user interface.