Granted Patent B2

US 12,522,235 · App. 17/772,241 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Inventors: Katarina Carlos (San Jose, CA); Kai Jardner (Stuttgart, DE); Thomas Stoll (Berglen, DE); Stefan Studer (Stuttgart, DE)

Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG

B60W50/14B60W40/09B60W2040/0809B60W2050/146

Abstract

Claims (36)

1 . A method for operating an assistance system for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

generating, responsive to receipt of a demonstration mode selection by a user in the motor vehicle, a personalized configuration set by

monitoring actions initiated by the user in the motor vehicle and involving a functional unit of the motor vehicle occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection;

identifying a corresponding triggering criterion occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection for the monitored user actions;

storing the monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion;

analyzing, by a neural network or machine learning, the stored monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion to generate a configuration set personalized for the user of the assistance system as the personalized configuration set; and

storing the personalized configuration set in an electronic computing device of the assistance system; and

subsequently, detecting the user by a first sensor, determining, based on signals from a second sensor and from a third sensor, that trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set is satisfied, and controlling, by the electronic computing device, the functional unit based on an action defined in the personalized configuration set corresponding to the trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set that is satisfied, wherein second sensor is a clock, temperature sensor, a location sensor, or speed detection device, and the third sensor detects an operating status of the functional unit.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

modifying the personalized configuration set based on a user input.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic computing device is in the motor vehicle or outside the motor vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic computing device is in the motor vehicle and an electronic computing device external to the motor vehicle analyzes the stored monitored actions and generates the personalized configuration set.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the generated personalized configuration set is generated additionally based on at least one usage pattern of a further user of a further motor vehicle.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic computing device is in the motor vehicle, and the personalized configuration set is transmitted to a further electronic computing device external to the motor vehicle by a transmission device of the assistance system and is made available for use by another user on the further electronic computing device external to the motor vehicle.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized configuration set is displayed on a display device of the assistance system.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized configuration set is provided for a plurality of functional units of the motor vehicle, a plurality of personalized configuration sets is provided for the at least one functional unit, or a plurality of personalized configuration sets is provided for a plurality of functional units of the motor vehicle.

9 . An assistance system for a motor vehicle, the assistance system comprising:

a first sensor configured to detect a user of the motor vehicle;

a second sensor configured to determine a time, a temperature, a location, or a speed of the vehicle;

a third sensor configured to detect an operating status of a functional unit of the motor vehicle; and

an electronic computing device coupled to the functional unit, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, wherein the electronic computing device is configured to

generate, responsive to receipt of a demonstration mode selection by a user in the motor vehicle, a personalized configuration set by

monitoring actions initiated by a user in the motor vehicle and involving the functional unit of the motor vehicle occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection;

identifying a corresponding triggering criterion occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection for the monitored user actions;

storing the monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion;

analyzing, using a neural network or machine learning, the stored monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion to generate a configuration set personalized for the user of the assistance system as a personalized configuration set; and

storing the personalized configuration set; and

subsequently detect the user by the first sensor, determine, based on signals from the second sensor and from the third sensor, that trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set is satisfied, and control the functional unit based on an action defined in the personalized configuration set corresponding to the trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set that is satisfied.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, which when executed by an electronic computing device, causes the electronic computing device to:

generate, responsive to receipt of a demonstration mode selection by a user in the motor vehicle, a personalized configuration set by

monitoring actions initiated by a user in a motor vehicle and involving a functional unit of the motor vehicle occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection;

identifying a corresponding triggering criterion occurring prior to receipt of the demonstration mode selection for the monitored user actions;

storing the monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion;

analyzing, using a neural network or machine learning, the stored monitored actions with the corresponding trigger criterion to generate a configuration set personalized for the user of the assistance system as a personalized configuration set; and

storing the personalized configuration set in the motor vehicle; and

subsequently, detect the user by a first sensor, determine, based on signals from a second sensor and from a third sensor, that trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set is satisfied, and control the functional unit based on an action defined in the personalized configuration set corresponding to the trigger criterion in the personalized configuration set that is satisfied, wherein second sensor is a clock, temperature sensor, a location sensor, or speed detection device, and the third sensor detects an operating status of the functional unit.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (1)

References Cited (14)