Methods and systems for providing access to specific vehicle controls, functions, environment and applications to guests/passengers via personal mobile devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9348492
SERIAL NO

14222670

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Methods and systems for providing access to specific vehicle controls, functions, environment and applications for guests/passengers of a vehicle via mobile devices of the passengers. One method includes receiving a request to access a vehicle computer of a vehicle using a mobile device of a passenger of the vehicle. The method also includes identifying a seat in the vehicle that is associated with the passenger and providing a user interface to the mobile device. The user interface exposing a plurality of vehicle systems that are interfaced with the vehicle computer. The plurality of vehicle systems include systems that relate to an environment zone in which the seat is located in the vehicle, and the user interface further includes controls for enabling setting inputs to one or more of the plurality of vehicle systems. The method further includes receiving setting inputs from the user interface of the mobile device of the passenger, such that the setting inputs instruct the vehicle computer to make changes to the one or more of the plurality of vehicle systems.

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  • EMERGING AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Penilla, Albert S Sunnyvale, US 167 5102
Penilla, Angel A Sacramento, US 118 3956

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