Technique for effective communications with, and provision of global positioning system (GPS) based advertising information to, automobiles
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Abstract
In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a destination or origination address which includes an identifier, e.g., a vehicle identification number (VIN), identifying the automobile. The messages may be delivered to the automobile from a remote server through a communications network, e.g., the Internet. One such message may contain a recall notice to the automobile. Another message may contain just-in-time map information for navigation, depending on the current location of the automobile. Yet another message may contain advertising information concerning selected entities, e.g., restaurants, gas stations, department stores, etc., also depending on the current location of the automobile. The messages transmitted from the automobile to the remote server may contain, e.g., GPS information identifying the location of the automobile, dynamic data furnished by sensors in the automobile for analysis, an odometer reading and a speedometer reading for records, etc.
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83 Claims
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61. A method for use in a system for maintaining vehicles, comprising:
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receiving information concerning maintenance of vehicles;
based on the information, finding from a database at least one selected vehicle having a certain condition, the selected vehicle being identified by identifying data; and
providing a message about the certain condition, over a communications network, to the selected vehicle based on the identifying data, thereby prompting a user of the selected vehicle to rectify the certain condition. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A system for maintaining vehicles, comprising:
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an interface for receiving information concerning maintenance of vehicles;
a processor configured to find from a database, based on the information, at least one selected vehicle having a certain condition, the selected vehicle being identified by identifying data; and
a device for providing a message about the certain condition, over a communications network, to the selected vehicle based on the identifying data, thereby prompting a user of the selected vehicle to rectify the certain condition. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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