Vehicle services manager
First Claim
1. A service management system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of services capable of being delivered to the vehicle;
a plurality of devices located within the vehicle, wherein each said service is capable of being delivered through at least one said device;
a registration application; and
a management component, wherein at least one said service is registered with said management component by said registration application.
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Abstract
Services for a vehicle or fleet of vehicles can be ordered, renewed, modified, managed, configured, and/or cancelled through a common interface. Services may be managed remotely from outside the vehicle as well as from within the vehicle. For example, the driver of a vehicle could access a secure web site from their home computer to subscribe for satellite radio services, cancel a subscription for global positioning information, renew a contract for broadband Internet access in the vehicle, and modify a relationship for remote vehicle security services. Each service that is registered with the system can possess a different status. Such functionality allows devices necessary for various services to be pre-installed in the vehicle. The service management system can also store user profiles that reflect user preferences and patterns of behavior with respect to how the services are performed and configured.
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1. A service management system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of services capable of being delivered to the vehicle;
a plurality of devices located within the vehicle, wherein each said service is capable of being delivered through at least one said device;
a registration application; and
a management component, wherein at least one said service is registered with said management component by said registration application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An embedded computer, comprising:
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a plurality of communication ports, wherein said plurality of communication ports provide for communicating with a plurality of devices that provide for the performance of a plurality of services, wherein said plurality of communication ports are configured to transmit a plurality of messages;
a management component, wherein said management component is configured to receive and generate said messages, wherein said management component is located within a vehicle, said management component providing for;
activating at least one said service;
deactivating at least one said service;
registering at least one said service; and
deregistering at least one said service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system of managing the delivery of services in a vehicle, comprising:
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a detection subsystem, said detection subsystem providing for detecting a device connected to a network in the vehicle, wherein said device is configured to provide a service;
a registration subsystem, said registration subsystem providing for registering said service and said device configured to provide said service;
an activation subsystem, said activation subsystem providing the activation of said service. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for making services available in a vehicle, comprising:
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providing an user interface capable of receiving a plurality of service determinations;
storing said plurality of service determinations in a memory component located on the vehicle; and
automatically activating a plurality of services using said service determinations. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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