VEHICLE EMAIL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FINANCIAL NOTIFICATION FEATURES
First Claim
1. A method of providing vehicle financial information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing vehicle data;
(b) determining vehicle financial information using the vehicle data;
(c) constructing a notification message using the vehicle financial information; and
(d) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system.
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Abstract
A vehicle email notification system and method that provides the owner or other authorized subscriber with email messages containing dynamic vehicle information such as mileage and remaining oil life along with vehicle financial information such as lease information, end of lease options, and an estimated vehicle price based on mileage and maintenance records. The email messages are triggered by different events, some of which are independent of the vehicle (e.g., a monthly trigger), and others of which occur at the vehicle, such as a mileage or low oil life trigger. Financial information such as estimated vehicle price can be obtained using current vehicle data such as mileage which is automatically transmitted from the vehicle to a central data system where it is used to generate the financial information.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of providing vehicle financial information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing vehicle data;
(b) determining vehicle financial information using the vehicle data;
(c) constructing a notification message using the vehicle financial information; and
(d) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of obtaining vehicle financial information, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing vehicle data;
(b) constructing a notification message using the vehicle data;
(c) sending the notification message to a dealer or other recipient via an electronic messaging system; and
thereafter (d) receiving vehicle pricing information from the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of providing vehicle financial information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving dynamic vehicle data from the vehicle using a telematics unit on the vehicle;
(b) obtaining static vehicle data for the vehicle;
(c) transmitting the dynamic and static vehicle data to a vehicle pricing service;
(d) receiving an estimated vehicle price from the vehicle pricing service;
(e) constructing an email message that includes the estimated vehicle price; and
(f) sending the email message to a recipient via a global computer network.
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