System and method for adapting control functions based on a user profile

1 . A vehicle control system for adapting a control function based on a user profile, said system comprising:

a gesture recognition module;

a user profile module;

a function control module;

a processor;

a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor;

encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to:

identify a user;

retrieve a user profile for the identified user;

receive at a gesture recognition module, an input indicating a gesture from the user;

identify a control function request corresponding to the gesture input;

send a verification of the control function request; and

receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, via the vehicle control system, if the verification should be resent;

if the verification should be resent, the vehicle control system again sending the verification; and

if the verification should not be resent, receiving another input indicating another gesture.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the verification is an audible message presented to the user.

4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a need for a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is in the form of a second gesture.

5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a need for a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is in the form of an audible input.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the verification is a user interface message presented on a screen.

7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is a selection of a user interface device on the screen.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the verification is a preview of the function associated with the gesture.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising: the vehicle control system receiving a denial of the verification; and based on the denial, the vehicle control system not completing the function associated with the gesture.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics from the user profile is at least one of an age of the user or eye-sight vision of the user to adapt the control function command for larger-font text display on the user interface device.

11 . A vehicle control system for adapting a control function based on a user profile, said system comprising:

a user profile module;

a function control module;

a processor;

a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor;

encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to:

identify a user;

retrieve a user profile for the identified user;

receive a control function request input;

send a verification of the control function request; and

receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module.

12 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, via the vehicle control system, if the verification should be resent;

if the verification should be resent, the vehicle control system again sending the verification; and if the verification should not be resent, receiving another input indicating another gesture.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the verification is an audible message presented to the user.

14 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a need for a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is in the form of a gesture.

15 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a need for a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is in the form of an audible input.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the verification is a user interface message presented on a screen.

17 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a confirmation, wherein said confirmation is a selection of a user interface device on the screen.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the verification is a preview of the function associated with the input.

19 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising: the vehicle control system receiving a denial of the verification; and based on the denial, the vehicle control system not completing the function associated with the input.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the characteristics from the user profile is at least one of an age of the user or eye-sight vision of the user to adapt the control function command for larger-font text display on the user interface device.

21 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the verification is one of an audible message presented to the user, a user interface message presented on a screen, or a preview of the function associated with the input.

22 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a need for a confirmation, wherein the confirmation is one of a gesture, a selection of a user interface device on the screen, or an audible confirmation.

23 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a preview, wherein the preview comprises initiating the function associated with the input for a predetermined time.

24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the user confirms or denies the function and, if confirmed, the function mimics what is provided in the preview.

25 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control function input is at least one of an audible input, gesture-based input, scroll-down menu of entries, or text input.

26 . A method for adapting a control function based on a user profile, said method comprising the steps of:

identifying a user;

retrieving a user profile for the identified user;

receiving an input indicating a gesture from the user;

identifying a control function request corresponding to the gesture input;

sending a verification of the control function request; and

receiving characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output.

27 . A method for adapting a control function based on a user profile, said method comprising the steps of:

identifying a user;

retrieving a user profile for the identified user;

receiving a control function request input;

sending a verification of the control function request; and

receiving characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output.