Personal vehicular internet appliance
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1. A network appliance for communicating information comprising:
- means for inputting information by a user;
memory means for electronically storing the information; and
processor means for communicating the information to and from a network, said information comprising digital representations of user preferences, and interactions between the user and a vehicle.
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Abstract
A network appliance that may be installed in a vehicle transmits and receives information relating to interactions between a user and the vehicle, vehicle mechanics, information relating to the user, information relating the vehicle'"'"'s physical location, information relating to business locations, etc. Furthermore, the appliance accesses and interacts via a network such as the Internet with remote servers to obtain and transmit information relating to the user'"'"'s relative surroundings, thereby providing the user specific personalized information.
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20 Claims
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1. A network appliance for communicating information comprising:
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means for inputting information by a user;
memory means for electronically storing the information; and
processor means for communicating the information to and from a network, said information comprising digital representations of user preferences, and interactions between the user and a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating information between a vehicle and a system of networked computers, comprising the steps of:
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requesting information from the system of networked computers;
determining operational conditions of the vehicle;
determining if the operational conditions are safe to process the request; and
if it is safe to process the request, sending the information request to the system of networked computers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A network appliance comprising:
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an input device to input information;
a processing unit capable of connecting to a system of networked computers;
a first computer instruction that directs said processing unit to receive a request for access to information from the system of networked computers;
a second computer instruction that determines operational conditions of the vehicle;
a third computer instruction that determines if the operational conditions are safe to process the request; and
a fourth computer instruction that sends the information request to the system of networked computers if it is safe to process the request.
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