Monitoring of Vehicle Conditions Utilizing Cellular Broadcasts
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1. A system for monitoring vehicle conditions, comprising:
- at least one network information repository server having at least one database containing information related to vehicle conditions;
said at least one network information repository server being configured to receive updates from mobile stations that perform a comparison of vehicle conditions based on actual information sensed by the mobile stations as compared to expected vehicle conditions and that upon identifying an inconsistency send an update to the network information repository server; and
the network information repository server being configured to transmit updated information to a cellular network for broadcasting or multicasting to mobile stations or to send information via a cellular interface or wirelessly to mobile stations.
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Abstract
This document describes, among other things, a systems and methods for monitoring vehicle conditions via cellular networks.
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1. A system for monitoring vehicle conditions, comprising:
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at least one network information repository server having at least one database containing information related to vehicle conditions;
said at least one network information repository server being configured to receive updates from mobile stations that perform a comparison of vehicle conditions based on actual information sensed by the mobile stations as compared to expected vehicle conditions and that upon identifying an inconsistency send an update to the network information repository server; and
the network information repository server being configured to transmit updated information to a cellular network for broadcasting or multicasting to mobile stations or to send information via a cellular interface or wirelessly to mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for electronic dispatching of a vehicle for hire, comprising:
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a) a network information repository server adapted to receive a message from a user mobile station of a user'"'"'s current location;
b) the network information repository server being adapted to search a database for a qualifying vehicle for hire; and
c) the network information repository server being adapted to, upon finding a qualifying vehicle for hire, send a message via a cellular network to the operator of the vehicle for hire. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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