Web based vehicle travel information system
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1. A web based system for communicating to a user a vehicle travel information message, said system comprising:
- a vehicle information system coupled to a vehicle;
a user communications interface comprising at least one of a home Internet appliance, a residential gateway, and a wireless Internet access device, said at least one of a home Internet appliance, a residential gateway, and a wireless Internet access device configured to access the Internet; and
a base station network administrator configured to communicate with said vehicle information system and said user communications interface, said base station network administrator further configured to communicate with at least one of a remote client system, a dispatcher, a cable content interface, and the Internet.
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Abstract
A web based vehicle information messaging system allows a user to receive user defined information pertaining to the vehicle. The system implements a network of transmitters, receivers, and computers to post a web site displaying information pertaining to the vehicle, that can be viewed and interfaced with by a user. The system allows the user to predetermine the type of vehicle information the users desires and then sends messages to the user pertaining to the requested information according to timing triggers selected by the user.
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1. A web based system for communicating to a user a vehicle travel information message, said system comprising:
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a vehicle information system coupled to a vehicle;
a user communications interface comprising at least one of a home Internet appliance, a residential gateway, and a wireless Internet access device, said at least one of a home Internet appliance, a residential gateway, and a wireless Internet access device configured to access the Internet; and
a base station network administrator configured to communicate with said vehicle information system and said user communications interface, said base station network administrator further configured to communicate with at least one of a remote client system, a dispatcher, a cable content interface, and the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A web based method for communicating to a user a vehicle travel information message using a system including a vehicle information system, a user communications interface, and a base station network administrator, the user communications interface including at least one of a telephone, a television, a pager, a personal computer, a home Internet appliance, a residential gateway, and a wireless Internet access device, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting vehicle information from the vehicle information system to the base station network administrator;
compiling vehicle information and comparing the vehicle information to user defined vehicle information message triggers and determining when the base station network administrator should send a vehicle information message to the user communications interface; and
sending a vehicle information message to the user communications interface.
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