VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. A method of including a customer-specific vehicle descriptor across a mobile communications system, comprising:
- receiving a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer of the mobile communications system, wherein the vehicle nickname is associated specifically with a vehicle;
by a programmable application for managing a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames operatively connected to the mobile computing platform via a network management computer, assigning the vehicle nickname to the vehicle in response to the request, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and
providing the vehicle nickname to a mobile computing platform mounted in the vehicle via the mobile communications system, wherein the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN.
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Abstract
The specification and drawing figures describe and show a vehicle identification system that includes a programmable application for database management of a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors. The vehicle identification system also includes a mobile computing platform in a mobile satellite communications system adapted to operatively associate the customer-specific vehicle descriptors with a vehicle.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of including a customer-specific vehicle descriptor across a mobile communications system, comprising:
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receiving a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer of the mobile communications system, wherein the vehicle nickname is associated specifically with a vehicle; by a programmable application for managing a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames operatively connected to the mobile computing platform via a network management computer, assigning the vehicle nickname to the vehicle in response to the request, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and providing the vehicle nickname to a mobile computing platform mounted in the vehicle via the mobile communications system, wherein the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a mobile communications system, an apparatus for assigning a customer-specific vehicle descriptor to a vehicle, comprising:
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a means for receiving a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer; and a means, coupled to the means for receiving, for managing a database including a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames and for associating the vehicle nickname specifically with the vehicle, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory storage media comprising program instructions which are computer-executable to implement assigning of a customer-specific vehicle descriptor to a vehicle in a mobile communications system, and which when executed perform the steps of:
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receiving a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer; and managing a database including a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames and for associating the vehicle nickname specifically with the vehicle, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of including a customer-specific vehicle descriptor across a mobile communications system, comprising:
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transmitting a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer of the mobile communications system, wherein the vehicle nickname is associated specifically with a vehicle; and coupling to a programmable application for managing a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames operatively connected to the mobile computing platform via a network management computer, wherein the programmable application assigns the vehicle nickname to the vehicle in response to the request and the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and wherein the mobile communications system provides the vehicle nickname to a mobile computing platform mounted in the vehicle and wherein the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a mobile communications system, an apparatus for assigning a customer-specific vehicle descriptor to a vehicle, comprising:
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a means for transmitting a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer; and a means for coupling to a means for managing a database including a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames and for associating the vehicle nickname specifically with the vehicle, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory storage media comprising program instructions which are computer-executable to implement assigning of a customer-specific vehicle descriptor to a vehicle in a mobile communications system, and which when executed perform the steps of:
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transmitting a request to add a vehicle nickname specified by a customer; and coupling to a programmable application for managing a database including a plurality of customer-specific vehicle descriptors including one or more vehicle nicknames and for associating the vehicle nickname specifically with the vehicle, wherein the vehicle nickname is different from a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle; and the mobile communications system identifies the vehicle based on the vehicle nickname independent of the VIN. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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