A method and system are disclosed and include, in response to a user being located within a vehicle associated with the vehicle-sharing request, obtaining, using a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a nontransitory computer-readable medium, image data corresponding to the user from a camera. The method also includes determining, using the processor, whether the image data corresponds to an image associated with a vehicle-sharing account of the user. The method also includes in response to determining the image data corresponds to the image, enabling, using the processor, the user to activate the vehicle.

An in-vehicle payment system and a method for generating authorization information using the same are provided. The in-vehicle payment system includes an authentication number input device including an interface of a vehicle configured to receive an input from a user, and generate and output input signals corresponding to a manipulation pattern of the interface, a code display device configured to display a code table in an array form including a plurality of code values based on received code information on a screen, and an authorization information generator configured to generate the code information and transmit the code information to the code display device, and recognize an authentication number input by the user using the code information and preset matching information to generate authorization information corresponding to the authentication number when the input signals are received from an authentication number input device.

The vehicle control system/method for adapting a control function based on a user profile may comprise: a gesture recognition module; a user profile module; a function control module; a processor; a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor; encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to: identify a user; retrieve a user profile for the identified user; receive at a gesture recognition module, an input indicating a gesture from the user; identify a control function request corresponding to the gesture input; send a verification of the control function request; and receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module.

The vehicle control system/method for adapting a control function based on a user profile may comprise: a gesture recognition module; a user profile module; a function control module; a processor; a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor; encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to: identify a user; retrieve a user profile for the identified user; receive at a gesture recognition module, an input indicating a gesture from the user; identify a control function request corresponding to the gesture input; send a verification of the control function request; and receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module.

A system for synchronizing user preferences in a vehicle having a locking mechanism, a first remote device including a first identifier associated with a first customized user preference, and a second remote device including a second identifier associated with a second customized user preference. The system includes a CPU, a detection unit, a checking unit, and a synchronization unit. The memory device is configured to store the first customized user preference and the second customized user preference. The detection unit is configured to determine a presence of the first identifier or the second identifier within the vehicle. The checking unit is configured to identify a change to the first customized user preference or the second customized user preference, and to store the change within the memory device. The synchronization unit is configured to synchronize the first and second customized user preferences to the change stored in the memory device.

A method for managing vehicle occupant profiles includes detecting an unidentified radio device associated with a vehicle occupant, and localizing the radio device to a seat position. The method further includes updating an available vehicle occupant profile of the vehicle occupant with the detected and localized at least one unidentified radio device when other identified radio devices associated to the vehicle occupant are detected and localized to the seat position occupied by the vehicle occupant, establishing a new vehicle occupant profile of the vehicle occupant with the detected and localized at least one unidentified radio device when no other identified radio devices associated to the vehicle occupant are detected and localized to the seat position occupied by the vehicle occupant, and assigning a probability value to the updated or established vehicle occupant profile.

Method and apparatus are disclosed for activation of valet mode for vehicles. An example vehicle system includes a remote near-field communication (NFC) device and a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine, a cabin, and an interior NFC reader located in the cabin. The vehicle also includes a controller configured to enter a valet mode and authenticate the remote NFC device for the valet mode when the engine is active and the interior NFC reader communicates with the remote NFC device.

A key information sharing system includes a delivery device that delivers key information as first information for a control device equipped in an object and a user terminal that receives the first information delivered from the delivery device. The delivery device adds second information that allows the first information to be transferred between the user terminal and a third-party terminal without the delivery device, to the first information to be delivered to the user terminal. The user terminal transmits the first information to the third-party terminal in response to an input operation by a user, when the user terminal receives the first information to which the second information has been added.

Systems, methods and apparatuses to recognize an authorized user of a vehicle from a distance and prepare the vehicle for the user. For example, a camera of a vehicle in a parking state can capture an image of the surrounding of the vehicle. When a person approaching the vehicle from a distance is identified from the image, an artificial neural network determines, based at least in part on one or more images from the camera, that the person is an authorized user of the vehicle. In response to the person identified in the image being determined to have been authorized to use of the vehicle, the vehicle is configured to performing one or more operations to prepare the vehicle for usage by the authorized user.

The vehicle control system/method for adapting a control function based on a user profile may comprise: a gesture recognition module; a user profile module; a function control module; a processor; a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor; encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to: identify a user; retrieve a user profile for the identified user; receive at a gesture recognition module, an input indicating a gesture from the user; identify a control function request corresponding to the gesture input; send a verification of the control function request; and receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module.