Method and system for facilitating the exchange of information between a vehicle and a remote location
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting vehicle-related information from a remote server to a vehicle, the vehicle having a receiving device and a memory, the method comprising:
- transmitting vehicle-related information from the remote server to the vehicle at a predetermined time based on a schedule; and
, receiving the vehicle-related information at the vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method that includes a vehicle that exchanges information with the remote location by way of a communication network. A remote server transmits vehicle-related information to the vehicle by way of a communication system. Information may also be broadcast to and received by the vehicle by way of a broadcast communication system. A receiver of the vehicle provides user access to only a subset of the broadcast information based on user preferences of a user profile. The user may update the user profile by accessing and updating it at either the vehicle or by accessing a database. The user may access the database through a network, such as the Internet. The vehicle also selectively transmits vehicle-related information to the remote location when a predetermined event occurs. The vehicle-related information is compiled and analyzed at the remote location, and the analyzed information is transmitted back to the vehicle.
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1. A method for transmitting vehicle-related information from a remote server to a vehicle, the vehicle having a receiving device and a memory, the method comprising:
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transmitting vehicle-related information from the remote server to the vehicle at a predetermined time based on a schedule; and
,receiving the vehicle-related information at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing vehicle-related information from a vehicle including a transmitter and a memory to a remote location, the method comprising:
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selectively transmitting, based in part on options of a user profile, vehicle-related information to the remote location when a predetermined event occurs, wherein at least a portion of the user profile identifies a plurality of predetermined events and the options, the at least the portion of the user profile being stored in the memory of the vehicle; and
,receiving the vehicle-related information at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for providing a subset of broadcasted information to a user of a vehicle having a receiver and a memory, comprising:
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broadcasting information from a remote location to a plurality of vehicles to provide broadcasted information;
receiving the broadcasted information by way of the receiver of at least one of the plurality of vehicles; and
,selectively providing access to only a subset of the broadcasted information to the user of the vehicle having the receiver based on a user profile that is stored within the memory of the vehicle, the memory being in communication with the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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