US 12337716

Summary of U.S. Patent 12,337,716

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Title: Systems for transferring user profiles between vehicles using cloud services

Assignee: Emerging Automotive LLC

Inventors: Angel A. Penilla, Albert S. Penilla

Filing Date: July 25, 2022

Issue Date: June 24, 2025

Abstract:
"Methods and systems for communicating with a server of a cloud services system used to interface with vehicles are provided. One method includes receiving, by the server, a request from electronics of a vehicle to access a profile for a user account. The request identifies user information for a user to use the vehicle. The method includes processing, by the server, at least part of the user information to verify the user against data associated with the user account."

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Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims

Based on the patent's description, its independent claims cover three aspects of the invention: a method performed by a central server, a method performed by the vehicle itself, and the physical system within the vehicle.

Independent Claim 1: The Cloud Server's Method

This claim describes a process run on a cloud-based server. The server receives a request from a vehicle to manage a user's profile. It then identifies the type of vehicle and gets a list of preferred settings from the user's profile, which is stored in a cloud database. The server sends these settings wirelessly to the vehicle so they can be automatically applied. Over time, the server receives data from the vehicle about how the user adjusts these settings (e.g., changes the radio station, adjusts the seat). The server's main job is to analyze this history of adjustments to "learn" the user's real preferences. When it detects a consistent pattern, it identifies a "recommended setting" and sends this new recommendation back to the user's account, allowing the vehicle to implement it automatically in the future.

Independent Claim 10: The Vehicle's Method

This claim focuses on the actions taken by the computer systems inside a vehicle. The vehicle's computer, using its wireless communication system, sends a user's credentials to a cloud server to access their profile. Once the profile is active, the vehicle's computer automatically applies the user's preferred settings (e.g., seat position, climate control). While the profile is active, the vehicle's computer monitors all the inputs the user makes to the car's interfaces. It sends this usage data back to the cloud server, which analyzes it for patterns. The vehicle's computer can then receive a recommendation for a new setting from the server. This recommendation is shown to the user on a display screen, and if the user accepts it, the vehicle's computer implements the change and adds it to the user's profile.

Independent Claim 17: The In-Vehicle System

This claim describes the physical hardware and software system within a vehicle that makes this process possible. The system includes a wireless communication component (like a cellular modem) and an onboard computing system. This computer is programmed to connect to the cloud server and transfer the user's credentials to activate their profile. It then implements the settings from that profile. A key function of the system is to continuously monitor the user's activities and inputs and send this data to the server for analysis. The system is also designed to receive setting change recommendations from the server, display them to the user on a screen with an option to accept, and then execute the change if accepted, updating the user's profile accordingly.