Vehicle Monitoring Using Cellular Phones
First Claim
1. A method of using a cell phone or PDA, comprising:
- coupling the cell phone or PDA to a vehicle-resident computer;
using the cell phone or PDA to provide information; and
providing the information from the cell phone or PDA to the vehicle-resident computer to enable the vehicle-resident computer to use the information.
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Abstract
Method and system for using a cell phone or PDA includes coupling the cell phone or PDA to a vehicle-resident computer, using the cell phone or PDA to provide information and providing the information from the cell phone or PDA to the vehicle-resident computer to enable the vehicle-resident computer to use the information. It can establish communications between the cell phone or PDA and a remote location to provide information obtained via the cell phone or PDA to the remote location. The cell phone or PDA can monitor received sounds at the cell phone or PDA, e.g., via a microphone, and analyze the received sounds and transmit a signal indicative of the received sounds to a remote facility. The cell phone or PDA may be trained to recognize the sounds of accidents and transmit an accident indication signal to the remote facility.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using a cell phone or PDA, comprising:
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coupling the cell phone or PDA to a vehicle-resident computer; using the cell phone or PDA to provide information; and providing the information from the cell phone or PDA to the vehicle-resident computer to enable the vehicle-resident computer to use the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system in a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle-resident computer; and an attachment device for coupling a cell phone or PDA to the vehicle-resident computer, the cell phone or PDA being arranged to generate and provide information to the vehicle-resident computer to enable the vehicle-resident computer to use the information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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