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VERSATILE VEHICULAR CARE ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20100087981A1
  • Filed: 10/02/2008
  • Published: 04/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for communicating automotive vehicle care advice to an owner or occupant, which gathers and process vehicle conditions data to generate concise messages, comprising:

  • a) providing an in-vehicle (mobile) and an in-location (stationary) wireless intranet systems, installed in vehicle and furnished said in private or public premise locations respectively;

    i) wherein each intranet comprises a short range wireless networking between a plurality of said intranet end nodes and said network hub node;

    ii) wherein each intranet end node is tied to a said electronic data input/output device, from which said intranet end node obtains data to be locally processed and stored for transmission to the associated said wireless;

    iii) wherein each network hub node executes vehicle care advisor program, collects data from respective intranet end nodes, communicates with other intranets, and provides user interface functions for owner or vehicle occupant interaction with the system.b) providing current vehicle conditions data said diagnostics trouble codes, vehicle location data said geographical coordinates, predetermined schedule messages said automaker vehicle maintenance alerts or official motor vehicle obligations said vehicle inspection due and vehicle registration due.c) providing means for logging and retrieve vehicle condition tagged with a system message header comprising said message type, status, priority and schedule date.d) providing a user-system interaction data library said a set of pre-determined display messages, a collection of digitized phrases/words, and a variety of sound effects which said can be used to build up user system messages played said through display and/or sound playback device;

    e) providing vehicle trip status information which said can be use to indicate whether vehicle said is parked, idle, stop, just arrived, moving—

    below a given low speed, on the road—

    between a given low and high speed, on the highway—

    above a given high speed;

    whereby said the in-vehicle mounted intranet system will interact with vehicle owner or occupant providing a set of auto-generated system messages conveyed from highest to lowest priority level, comprising the steps of;

    i) detecting vehicle trip status trigger event transition;

    ii) seeking tagged with ready system messages matching current vehicle trip status;

    iii) generating “

    greeting”

    messages according with current vehicle conditions, time and date; and

    iv) activating “

    greeting”

    message when acknowledged by the vehicle owner or occupant, followed by system messages conveyed from highest to lowest priority level.

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