Method for operating a motor vehicle system of a motor vehicle depending on the driving situation, personalization device, and motor vehicle

US11364926B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Jürgen Lerzer · Dresden, DE
• Nikoletta Sofra · Ingolstadt, DE
• Hans Georg Gruber · San Diego, US
• André Ebner · Ingolstadt, DE
• Ron Melz · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 21, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle system of a motor vehicle regardless of the driving situation. The method is performed by a personalization device of the motor vehicle and includes identifying the driver of the motor vehicle and using the identity of the driver to determine multiple driver-specific configuration data sets. Each of the determined configuration data sets describes configuration data of a respective user profile of the identified driver in order to personalize the motor vehicle system. The method further includes determining at least one additional occupant in the motor vehicle and using the result of the determination of the at least one occupant, determine an intention of the determined driver. The method further incudes using the determined intention to select a personalization mode from a plurality of personalization modes.