Configuration of a Vehicle Based on Collected User Data

Abstract

A vehicle is configured to perform at least one action (e.g., control of acceleration or navigation of the vehicle) based on analysis of data that is collected regarding a user of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the data is collected from various sources (e.g., computing devices associated with the user) prior to usage of the vehicle by the user. For example, data may be collected from an intelligent appliance located in a building or other fixed structure in which the user lives, or in which the vehicle is stored or charged. The data collected from the fixed structure may relate to activities performed by the user while inside the fixed structure and/or relate to data associated with electronic communications of the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 at least one microphone located in a fixed structure;   at least one processor; and   memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to:
 collect audio data regarding a user of a vehicle, wherein the audio data includes audio data collected by the at least one microphone; 
 analyze the audio data using voice recognition to determine a characteristic of the user; and 
 generate, based on the determined characteristic, a configuration used to control access to media provided for the user in the vehicle. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration is used to configure firmware for a controller of the vehicle, and the controller controls an infotainment system that provides access to the media for the user. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one microphone is mounted on a wall of the fixed structure. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration is loaded into memory of a controller of the vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the generated configuration is provided to a server for sending to the vehicle as an update. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an infotainment system configured to play the media for the user. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the collected audio data further includes audio data associated with input selections made by the user in a user interface of the vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor of a charging device used to charge the vehicle, wherein the audio data further includes data collected by the at least one sensor. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by at least one processor, audio data regarding a user of a vehicle, wherein the audio data is collected by at least one microphone located in a fixed structure in which the user is present;   analyzing, by the at least one processor, the audio data using voice recognition to determine a characteristic of the user; and   configuring, based on the determined characteristic, access to media provided for the user in the vehicle.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein configuring the access comprises loading user data of the user into a memory of the vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving, from a server over a wireless network, a configuration update that includes user data of the user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein configuring the access comprises configuring a volume associated with playing the media for the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein configuring the access comprises configuring a sequence of the media. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the characteristic of the user is a mood of the user. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the audio data is further collected from an appliance of the user located in the fixed structure. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the appliance is a security device or a camera. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the audio data is further collected from a charging device used to charge the vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the audio data is further collected from at least one sensor of a wearable computing device worn by the user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the audio data is further collected from at least one sensor of the vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
 receiving audio data regarding a user of a vehicle, wherein the audio data is collected by at least one microphone located in a fixed structure;   analyzing the audio data using voice recognition to determine a characteristic of the user; and   controlling, based on the determined characteristic, media of the user in the vehicle.