SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON HEIGHT OF PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE

• Main Authors: Ruppel, Christopher D, Javali, Sunil Lingamurthy, Pham, Linh N, Knutson, Eric P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.07.2024
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A system for adjusting vehicle driver settings includes vehicle nodes configured to receive signals from a key fob or other portable wireless device, and a processing system for evaluating height information of the keyfob or other device. The processing system is configured to receive the height information and evaluate whether the wireless device is likely being carried within an article of clothing of the driver. A vehicle settings controller system accesses a settings database to obtain vehicle settings related to a particular wireless device height and implements initial vehicle settings upon a driver approaching the vehicle.