VEHICLE BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING
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1. A social networking hub located in an automobile that provides updates to a social networking site, comprising:
- an information gathering module that receives and stores information from one or more information sources; and
an update manager that receives information from the information gathering module and provides some or all of the information to the social networking site through an internet connection.
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Abstract
A social networking hub located in an automobile that provides updates to a social networking site includes an information gathering module that receives and stores information from one or more information sources. The hub also includes an update manager that receives information from the information gathering module and provides some or all of the information to the social networking site through an internet connection.
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20 Claims
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1. A social networking hub located in an automobile that provides updates to a social networking site, comprising:
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an information gathering module that receives and stores information from one or more information sources; and an update manager that receives information from the information gathering module and provides some or all of the information to the social networking site through an internet connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing information related to a passenger of an automobile to the passenger'"'"'s social networking site, the method comprising:
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receiving the information at a social networking hub of an infotainment system of the automobile; determining the information is to be uploaded to the social networking site; creating a connection from the infotainment system to the social networking site over the Internet; and uploading the information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product including a computer readable medium with program segments for, when executed on a computer device, causing the computer device to implement a method for operating an infotainment system, the method comprising:
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receiving the information at a social networking hub of an infotainment system of the automobile; determining the information is to be uploaded to a social networking site; creating a connection from the infotainment system to the social networking site over the Internet; and uploading the information.
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