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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Here Global B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Mary Anne Junge, Elgin, IL (US);
Gregg Bresnahan, Wheaton, IL (US);
William Gigliotti, Spring Grove, IL (US);
James Halik, Elgin, IL (US);
David Mauer, Chicago, IL (US);
HERE Global B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
An approach is provided for determining and presenting notifications and options to users for reconfiguring a vehicle environment of the users. The approach includes determining whether to initiate a reconfiguration of a vehicle environment for one or more users based, at least in part, on one or more reconfiguration criteria. The approach also includes determining a reconfiguration model for the vehicle environment based, at least in part, on one or more preferences associated with the one or more users. The approach further includes causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more notifications about the reconfiguration model to the one or more users. Furthermore, the approach includes determining one or more responses from the one or more users based, at least in part, on the presentation. Additionally, the approach includes initiating the reconfiguration of the vehicle environment based, at least in part, on the one or more responses.