Vehicle information collection system having point issuing device
First Claim
1. A vehicle information collection system for receiving vehicle information of a plurality of vehicles by way of a communication network and storing said vehicle information, said vehicle information collection system comprising:
- a vehicle information collection device for collecting vehicle information from vehicles by way of a communication network;
a point-issuing device connected to said vehicle information collection device by way of said communication network for conferring points to vehicles according to said vehicle information; and
an on-board device including a vehicle information management means for collecting vehicle information, and an on-board communication means for transmitting vehicle information that has been collected by said vehicle information management means to said vehicle information collection device by way of said communication network.
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Abstract
A vehicle information collection system is disclosed for receiving vehicle information by way of a communication network and storing the vehicle information. The vehicle information collection system comprises: a vehicle information collection device for collecting the vehicle information of a plurality of vehicles from each vehicle by way of the communication network; and a point-issuing device that is connected to the vehicle information collection device by way of the communication network for conferring points to the vehicles according to the vehicle information. The vehicle information management unit collects and stores vehicle information at any time, and when a prescribed condition has been met, transmits vehicle information that has been stored and information indicating its own vehicle to the vehicle information collection device by way of the on-board communication unit and the network. The vehicle information collection device, upon receiving vehicle information from a vehicle, both classifies and stores the received information and transmits the information that indicates the vehicle and the vehicle information that has been received from the vehicle to a point-issuing device by way of the network. The point-issuing device, upon receiving these items of information, issues points in a number that corresponds to the amount and/or the category and/or the value of vehicle information and transmits to the vehicle information that indicates the number of issued points.
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle information collection system for receiving vehicle information of a plurality of vehicles by way of a communication network and storing said vehicle information, said vehicle information collection system comprising:
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a vehicle information collection device for collecting vehicle information from vehicles by way of a communication network;
a point-issuing device connected to said vehicle information collection device by way of said communication network for conferring points to vehicles according to said vehicle information; and
an on-board device including a vehicle information management means for collecting vehicle information, and an on-board communication means for transmitting vehicle information that has been collected by said vehicle information management means to said vehicle information collection device by way of said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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vehicle information management means for collecting vehicle information;
on-board communication means for both transmitting vehicle information that has been collected by said vehicle information management means to a vehicle information collection device and receiving by way of the communication network information that indicates points from a point-issuing device that confers points according to information that has been provided by a vehicle;
point storage means for storing points that have been received by said on-board communication means; and
service utilization means for transmitting, by way of said communication network, a request to provide a service according to points that have been stored in said point storage means to a service-providing device that provides a service according to points. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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