Satellite-based keyless remote locking system for vehicle dealerships
First Claim
1. A station, used by an automobile dealership having a sales lot, for managing operating parameters of a plurality of vehicles that are responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system, the station responsive to a wireless communications device used by a salesperson, the station comprising:
- a. a receiver that receives transmissions from the wireless communications device; and
b. a computer, in communication with the receiver and in communication with a communications network, the computer programmed to execute the following instructions;
i. receive a communication from the wireless communications device indicating that the salesperson desires to change an operating parameter of a selected vehicle on the sales lot to a desired operating parameter;
ii. examine a database to retrieve a predetermined code corresponding to the selected vehicle; and
iii. send a communication via the communications network to the satellite-based vehicle management system, the communication instructing the satellite-based vehicle management system to send a signal via satellite to the selected vehicle that will place the selected vehicle in the desired operating parameter.
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Abstract
In a system, used by an automobile dealership having a sales lot, for managing operating parameters of a plurality of vehicles that are responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system, a station is responsive to a wireless communications device used by a salesperson. The station includes a receiver and a computer. The computer programmed to receive a communication from the wireless communications device indicating that the salesperson desires to change an operating parameter of a selected vehicle on the sales lot to a desired operating parameter and send a communication instructing the satellite-based vehicle management system to send a signal via satellite to the selected vehicle that will place the selected vehicle in the desired operating parameter.
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21 Claims
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1. A station, used by an automobile dealership having a sales lot, for managing operating parameters of a plurality of vehicles that are responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system, the station responsive to a wireless communications device used by a salesperson, the station comprising:
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a. a receiver that receives transmissions from the wireless communications device; and
b. a computer, in communication with the receiver and in communication with a communications network, the computer programmed to execute the following instructions;
i. receive a communication from the wireless communications device indicating that the salesperson desires to change an operating parameter of a selected vehicle on the sales lot to a desired operating parameter;
ii. examine a database to retrieve a predetermined code corresponding to the selected vehicle; and
iii. send a communication via the communications network to the satellite-based vehicle management system, the communication instructing the satellite-based vehicle management system to send a signal via satellite to the selected vehicle that will place the selected vehicle in the desired operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for use in a vehicle dealership having a sales lot upon which are placed a plurality of vehicles, each of the plurality of vehicles being responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system for controlling operating parameters of the plurality of vehicles, the device comprising a computer in communication with a communications network and programmed to execute the following steps:
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a. associate a set of the plurality of vehicles with a predetermined event and a predefined operating parameter that the set of the plurality of vehicles is to be placed in upon occurrence of the predetermined event;
b. monitor a parameter to determine when the event occurs; and
c. upon detection of the occurrence of the predetermined event, send an instruction to the satellite-based vehicle management system to cause each of the set of the plurality of vehicles to be placed in the predefined operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, programmed onto a digital computer in communication with a communications network, for managing a plurality of vehicles on a vehicle sales lot, wherein each of the vehicles is responsive to a satellite-based vehicle management system, comprising the steps of:
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a. initiating a communication with the satellite-based vehicle management system; and
b. instructing the satellite-based vehicle management system to change an operating parameter of each of a plurality of vehicles on the sales lot substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for managing a plurality of vehicles on a vehicle sales lot, each of the plurality of vehicles including circuitry such that at least one operating parameter of the vehicle is controllable by a satellite-based vehicle management system, comprising the steps of:
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a. initiating a communication with a satellite-based vehicle management system; and
b. inputting a selected code to the satellite-based vehicle management system that instructs the satellite-based vehicle management system to change the operating parameter of each of the plurality of vehicles substantially simultaneously.
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