Automobile computing

• US 20040204047A1
• Filed: 07/08/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Wayne Steed
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Wayne Steed
• Inventors: Steed, Jeffrey Wayne
• Application Number:
  US10/189,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

The on-board, automobile computer (MC) for the end-user includes Internet and email communication through cellular technology, along with other features. Services include MCRadio, which provides radio station listening options that are available via the Internet. Also, with the available services, email capabilities are provided (MCMail). Other options include MCInfo, which provides user-requested information via the Internet that is delivered to the user with voice capabilities. MCShop provides shopping capabilities through the automobile computer. All options are provided with voice-capabilities and/or manual operation. All of the MC options mentioned previously are available through a host computer via cellular technology, which retrieves the user-requested information and the information is sent back to the user.

Claims

1. The communication process via cellular technology as described within the “

Detailed Description of the Invention”

, which involves the automobile computing unit (MC), the host unit, and Internet/email connections.

2. The available automobile computing services/options/features mentioned in the “

Detailed Description of the Invention”

, which are named accordingly MCRadio, MCMail, MCInfo, and MCShop.