Vehicle computer system and its method of receiving message from control center
First Claim
1. A method of using a vehicle computer system in a motor vehicle to receive a message from a control center, said vehicle computer system comprising a host computer having a microprocessor and a memory, a pager, and a mobile telephone, said control center being adapted to transmit a pre-message and then a post-message, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) directing said pager to receive said pre-message from said control center, said pre-message including information describing said post-message;
b) evaluating said pre-message to characterize said post-message;
c) judging if to continuously receive said post-message subject to the evaluation of said pre-message, and then proceeding to step d) if yes;
d) judging if to use said mobile telephone to receive said post-message subject to said pre-message information, and initiating said mobile telephone to receive said post-message if yes and under the condition of having a large data amount in said post-message, or directing said pager to receive said post-message if no; and
e) storing said post-message in said memory of said host computer of said vehicle computer system.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a vehicle computer system, and the vehicle computer system'"'"'s method of receiving messages from a control center. The vehicle computer system includes a pager and a mobile telephone. In order to save the communication fee between the mobile telephone and the control center, the vehicle computer system uses the pager to receive the pre-message and the mobile telephone to receive the post-message, if the message contains large amounts of data.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of using a vehicle computer system in a motor vehicle to receive a message from a control center, said vehicle computer system comprising a host computer having a microprocessor and a memory, a pager, and a mobile telephone, said control center being adapted to transmit a pre-message and then a post-message, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) directing said pager to receive said pre-message from said control center, said pre-message including information describing said post-message;
b) evaluating said pre-message to characterize said post-message;
c) judging if to continuously receive said post-message subject to the evaluation of said pre-message, and then proceeding to step d) if yes;
d) judging if to use said mobile telephone to receive said post-message subject to said pre-message information, and initiating said mobile telephone to receive said post-message if yes and under the condition of having a large data amount in said post-message, or directing said pager to receive said post-message if no; and
e) storing said post-message in said memory of said host computer of said vehicle computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9)
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7. A vehicle computer system installed in a motor vehicle and adapted for receiving a message from a control center, which transmits the message by broadcasting by means of transmitting a pre-message and then a post-message, said vehicle computer system comprising:
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a host computer, said host computer comprising a microprocessor, a memory, and a display;
a pager adapted for receiving said pre-message and said post-message from said control center; and
a mobile telephone adapted for receiving said pre-message and said post-message from said control center; and
said host computer being adapted to achieve the steps of;
a) directing said pager to receive said pre-message from said control center, said pre-message including information describing said post-message;
b) evaluating said pre-message to characterize said post-message;
c) judging if to continuously receive said post-message subject to said pre-message evaluation, and then proceeding to step d) if yes;
d) judging if to use said mobile telephone to receive said post-message subject to said pre-message information, and then initiating said mobile telephone to receive said post-message if yes and when under the condition of having a large data amount in said post-message, or directing said pager to receive said post-message if no; and
e) storing said post-message in said memory of said host computer of said vehicle computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10, 11, 12)
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