System and method to exhibit vehicle information
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1. A system to exhibit vehicle information, the system comprising:
- a data center comprising;
a memory configured to store one or more vehicle-share records, wherein the one or more vehicle-share records are related to vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, wherein the vehicle-share records comprise vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, and vehicle return expectation information;
a long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a long-range communication channel;
a server configured to communicably couple with the memory and long-range transceiver, the server configured to operate the long-range transceiver to transmit the vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the long-range communication channel;
a vehicle comprising;
a communication device configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a short-range communication channel;
a telematics unit configured to communicably couple with the communication device, the telematics unit configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel, the telematics unit configured to operate the communication device to transmit one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel;
a parking sign associated with a parking space, wherein the parking sign and parking space are related to the vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, the parking sign comprising;
a short-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel;
a graphics display, wherein the graphics display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) display, or organic light emitting diodes (OLEO) display, the graphics display configured to exhibit information; and
a processor module configured to communicably couple with the short-range transceiver and the display, the processor module configured to receive the one or more data transmissions from the short-range transceiver,wherein the processor module is configured to generate a notification when the processor module determines that the one or more data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information sufficient to generate the notification, wherein, based on the one or more vehicle-share records, the notification comprises vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, vehicle return expectation information, and wherein the processor module is further configured to operate the display to exhibit the notificationa mobile computing device comprising a second long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel;
wherein the mobile computing device is configured to receive the one or more data transmissions comprising the vehicle-share records information from the second long-range transceiver, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to generate modified vehicle-share records when the mobile computing device determines that the one or more data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second long-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel wherein the modified vehicle-share records are based on the vehicle-share records information;
wherein the mobile computing device further comprising a second short-range transceiver configured to communicate one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; and
wherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel;
wherein the short-range communication channel is a near-field communication channel, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to detectbeing pressed against a selected portion of the parking sign, andwherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel when being pressed against the selected portion of the parking sign.
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A system to exhibit vehicle information is presented herein. The system includes a data center, vehicle, and sign. The data center includes a memory, long-range transceiver, and server. The memory is configured to have one or more vehicle share records. The long-range transceiver is configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a long-range communication channel. The server is configured to communicably couple with the memory and long-range transceiver. The server is also configured to operate the long-range transceiver to transmit the vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the long-range communication channel.
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1. A system to exhibit vehicle information, the system comprising:
- a data center comprising;
a memory configured to store one or more vehicle-share records, wherein the one or more vehicle-share records are related to vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, wherein the vehicle-share records comprise vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, and vehicle return expectation information; a long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a long-range communication channel; a server configured to communicably couple with the memory and long-range transceiver, the server configured to operate the long-range transceiver to transmit the vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the long-range communication channel;
a vehicle comprising;a communication device configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a short-range communication channel; a telematics unit configured to communicably couple with the communication device, the telematics unit configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel, the telematics unit configured to operate the communication device to transmit one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; a parking sign associated with a parking space, wherein the parking sign and parking space are related to the vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, the parking sign comprising; a short-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; a graphics display, wherein the graphics display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) display, or organic light emitting diodes (OLEO) display, the graphics display configured to exhibit information; and a processor module configured to communicably couple with the short-range transceiver and the display, the processor module configured to receive the one or more data transmissions from the short-range transceiver, wherein the processor module is configured to generate a notification when the processor module determines that the one or more data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information sufficient to generate the notification, wherein, based on the one or more vehicle-share records, the notification comprises vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, vehicle return expectation information, and wherein the processor module is further configured to operate the display to exhibit the notification a mobile computing device comprising a second long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel; wherein the mobile computing device is configured to receive the one or more data transmissions comprising the vehicle-share records information from the second long-range transceiver, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to generate modified vehicle-share records when the mobile computing device determines that the one or more data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second long-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel wherein the modified vehicle-share records are based on the vehicle-share records information; wherein the mobile computing device further comprising a second short-range transceiver configured to communicate one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; and
wherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel;wherein the short-range communication channel is a near-field communication channel, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to detect being pressed against a selected portion of the parking sign, and wherein the mobile computing device is configured to operate the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel when being pressed against the selected portion of the parking sign. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for exhibiting vehicle information, the method comprising:
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providing a data center comprising; a memory configured to store one or more vehicle-share records, wherein the one or more vehicle-share records are related to vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, wherein the vehicle-share records comprise vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, and vehicle return expectation information; a long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a long-range communication channel; a server configured to communicably couple with the memory and long-range transceiver; providing a vehicle comprising; a communication device configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over a short-range communication channel; a telematics unit configured to communicably couple with the communication device, the telematics unit configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel, the telematics unit configured to operate the communication device to transmit the data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; providing a parking sign associated with a parking space, wherein the parking sign and parking space are related to the vehicle sharing and self-serve vehicle rental services, the parking sign comprising; a short-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; a graphics display, wherein the graphics display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) display, or organic light emitting diodes (OLEO) display, the graphics display configured to exhibit information; and a processor module configured to communicably couple with the short-range transceiver and the display, the processor module configured to receive the one or more data transmissions from the short-range transceiver;
operating the long-range transceiver, via the server, to transmit data transmissions;transmitting, via the long-range transceiver, data transmissions comprising the vehicle-share records over the long-range communication channel; receiving the data transmissions, via the telematics unit; operating the communication device, via the telematics unit, to transmit the data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; transmitting one or more data transmissions, via the communication device, over the short-range communication channel; receiving the data transmissions, via the short-range transceiver; communicating the data transmissions, via the short-range transceiver, to the processor module; determining, via the processor module, whether the data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information; generating a notification, via the processor module, when it is determined the data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information sufficient to generate the notification, wherein, based on the one or more vehicle-share records, the notification comprises vehicle-share services reservation account information, vehicle reservation time-share information, vehicle return expectation information; and operating, via the processor module, the display to exhibit information; and exhibiting the notification, via the display; providing a mobile computing device comprising a second long-range transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more data transmissions over the long-range communication channel; receiving, via the mobile computing device, data transmissions from the second long-range transceiver; determining, via the mobile computing device, that the data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information; modifying, via the mobile computing device, the vehicle-share records when the data transmissions comprise vehicle-share records information; operating, via the mobile computing device, the second long-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the long-range communication channel; and transmitting, via the second long-range transceiver, the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the long-range communication channel; providing a second short-range transceiver on the mobile computing device, the second short-range transceiver configured to communicate one or more data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; operating, via the mobile computing device, the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; and transmitting, via the second short-range transceiver, the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; wherein the short-range communication channel is a near-field communication channel;
detecting, via the mobile computing device, when the mobile computing device is pressed against a selected portion of the parking sign;operating, via the mobile computing device, the second short-range transceiver to transmit the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the short-range communication channel; and transmitting, via the short-range communication channel, the modified vehicle-share records as data transmissions over the short-range communication channel while the mobile computing device is pressed against a selected portion of the parking sign. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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