SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING VEHICLE INFORMATION IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing vehicle information in a social networking system, the method comprising acts of:
- receiving identification information relating to a plurality of vehicles, including an identification of a first vehicle associated with a first user;
receiving vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles, including the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle;
storing the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles in the social networking system;
comparing, by a processor, the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle to the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles to determine at least one relation between the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles, based on the vehicle information; and
transmitting to a plurality of users statistical information based on the at least one relation, associated to the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles stored in the social networking system.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing vehicle information in a social networking system is disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving identification information and vehicle information relating to a plurality of vehicles, including the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle and an identification of a first vehicle associated with a first user, storing the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles in the social networking system, comparing the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle to the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles to determine at least one relation between the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles, and transmitting to a plurality of users statistical information based on the at least one relation, associated with the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles defined in the social networking system.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing vehicle information in a social networking system, the method comprising acts of:
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receiving identification information relating to a plurality of vehicles, including an identification of a first vehicle associated with a first user; receiving vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles, including the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle; storing the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles in the social networking system; comparing, by a processor, the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle to the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles to determine at least one relation between the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles, based on the vehicle information; and transmitting to a plurality of users statistical information based on the at least one relation, associated to the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles stored in the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing a vehicle information and social networking service, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive vehicle identification and vehicle information relating to a plurality of vehicles, including identification and vehicle information of a first vehicle associated with a first user; a storage medium configured to store the vehicle identification, and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles to define the social networking system; and a processor configured to compare the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the first vehicle to the identification information and the vehicle information relating to the plurality of vehicles to determine at least one relation between the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles, based on the vehicle information, wherein the interface is configured to transmit to a plurality of users statistical information based on the at least one relation, associated to the first vehicle and the plurality of vehicles defined in the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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