METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A USER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a user of a motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- storing a configuration code on the vehicle defining the specification of the vehicle, uploading to a mass storage device located on the vehicle information relating to more than one vehicle specification, disabling irrelevant information based upon the stored configuration code and providing access to the non-disabled information to the user of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed in which a configuration code identifying the type and specification of a vehicle (1) is stored in a memory device (2) during manufacture of the vehicle (1). Information relating to one or more types of vehicle is uploaded into a mass storage device (3) located on the vehicle from an external data source (4). The stored configuration code is then used to select from the information stored on the mass storage device (3) only the information relating to the particular vehicle (1) so that only relevant information can be accessed by a user of the vehicle (1). The method may also include restricting the information provided if the vehicle speed is above a predetermined vehicle speed
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a user of a motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- storing a configuration code on the vehicle defining the specification of the vehicle, uploading to a mass storage device located on the vehicle information relating to more than one vehicle specification, disabling irrelevant information based upon the stored configuration code and providing access to the non-disabled information to the user of the vehicle.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing information to a user of a motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- storing on a mass storage device located on the vehicle information relating to the vehicle, providing access to the information to the user of the motor vehicle, determining the speed of the vehicle and altering the access provided to the user based upon whether the vehicle speed is above or below a predetermined speed threshold.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A motor vehicle having a mass storage device to store information relating to more than one vehicle specification, a memory device to store a configuration code identifying the specification of the vehicle and a means to provide information regarding the motor vehicle in response to an input from a user of the vehicle wherein the information accessible to the user is based upon the configuration code stored in memory so that only relevant information is provided.
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18. A motor vehicle having a mass storage device to store information and means to access the information stored on the mass storage device regarding the vehicle in response to an input from a user of the vehicle, wherein the access provided to the user is altered based upon whether the vehicle speed is above or below a predetermined speed threshold.
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