Systems and methods for providing in-vehicle communication with a vendor
First Claim
1. A vehicle for communicating with a vendor interaction system of a vendor, the vehicle comprising:
- network interface hardware;
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the network interface hardware; and
a GPS module communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and operable to determine the location of the vehicle;
at least one display communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes logic to;
establish a communication link with the vendor interaction system;
receive, with the network interface hardware, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information;
receive, with the network interface hardware, a user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for the vendor, wherein the user preference data signal contains at least one of prior orders placed with the vendor, information related to prior orders placed with the vendor, user favorite orders at the vendor, pending orders placed with the vendor, coupons of the vendor, discount information of the vendor, and a list of favorite food items commonly available from multiple vendors;
display at least one of the user order preferences and the vendor information on the at least one display; and
display an order prompt on the at least one audio head unit display requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display.
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Abstract
A vehicle may communicate with a vendor interaction system of a vendor. The vehicle includes network interface hardware, a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface hardware, and at least one display communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The processor executes logic to establish a communication link with the vendor interaction system, receive, with the network interface hardware, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information, receive, with the network interface hardware, a user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for the vendor, display at least one of the user order preferences and the vendor information on the at least one display, and display an order prompt requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle for communicating with a vendor interaction system of a vendor, the vehicle comprising:
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network interface hardware; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the network interface hardware; and a GPS module communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and operable to determine the location of the vehicle; at least one display communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes logic to; establish a communication link with the vendor interaction system; receive, with the network interface hardware, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information; receive, with the network interface hardware, a user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for the vendor, wherein the user preference data signal contains at least one of prior orders placed with the vendor, information related to prior orders placed with the vendor, user favorite orders at the vendor, pending orders placed with the vendor, coupons of the vendor, discount information of the vendor, and a list of favorite food items commonly available from multiple vendors; display at least one of the user order preferences and the vendor information on the at least one display; and display an order prompt on the at least one audio head unit display requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for a vehicle to communicate with a vendor interaction system comprising:
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determining the position of the vehicle with a GPS module; establishing a communication link with the vendor interaction system; receiving, with network interface hardware of the vehicle, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information; receiving, with the network interface hardware of the vehicle, a user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for a vendor, wherein the user preference data signal contains at least one of prior orders placed with the vendor, information related to prior orders placed with the vendor, user favorite orders at the vendor, pending orders placed with the vendor, coupons of the vendor, discount information of the vendor, and a list of favorite food items commonly available from multiple vendors; displaying at least one of the user order preferences and the vendor information on at least one display of the vehicle; and displaying an order prompt on the at least one display requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A vehicle for communicating with a vendor interaction system of a vendor, the vehicle comprising:
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network interface hardware; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the network interface hardware; a GPS module communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and operable to determine the location of the vehicle; and at least one display communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes logic to; determine the location of the vehicle with the GPS module; establish a communication link with the vendor interaction system through a wireless local area network or a wireless personal area network; establish a communication link with at least one remote computing device through a wireless wide area network; receive, with the network interface hardware, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information; receive, with the network interface hardware, a user preference data signal from at least one remote computing device, the user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for the vendor, wherein the user preference data signal contains at least one of prior orders placed with the vendor, information related to prior orders placed with the vendor, user favorite orders at the vendor, pending orders placed with the vendor, coupons of the vendor, discount information of the vendor, and a list of favorite food items commonly available from multiple vendors; display the user order preferences and the vendor information on the at least one display; display an order prompt on the at least one display requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display; receive the order tactile input from the user indicative of the order selection; transmit, with the network interface hardware, an order selection signal to the vendor interaction system when the order tactile input is received from the user, the order selection signal indicative of the order selection; receive, with the network interface hardware, an invoice signal from the vendor interaction system, wherein the invoice signal is indicative of a cost of the order selection; and display, with the at least one display, the cost of the order selection.
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