SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES INVOLVING AUTOMOBILE HEAD UNITS AND USER PREFERENCES
First Claim
1. A method for electronically providing services to an automobile head unit comprising:
- receiving, by a computer processor of a server, a request from a remote device, the remote device associated with an authenticated user and distinct and separate from the server;
identifying, by the computer processor of the server, a remote automobile head unit associated with the request, the remote automobile head unit distinct and separate from the server and distinct and separate from the remote device of the authenticated user; and
in response to the request, causing the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to preferences that are stored on the remote device and associated with the authenticated user or another authenticated user, the causing of the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to the stored preferences including electronically providing, by the computer processor of the server, services or information to the identified remote automobile head unit based on one or more of;
the request, the authenticated user, the another authenticated user, and the remote device.
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Abstract
Network communications, Web-based services and customized services using the Web-based services may be provided to drivers and users via the automobile head unit in the vehicle and via their mobile device. The automobile head unit in the vehicle and the mobile device are communicatively linked via a short range wireless connection. Also, these devices may communicate over a network such as a cellular network to a service provider that provides entertainment and informational services to the mobile device and the head unit of the vehicle. The user'"'"'s profile and preferences are able to follow the user to various locations and into vehicles because this information is stored at a server accessible by the user'"'"'s mobile device, and in some embodiments, also the head unit. The mobile device may provide services to the head unit if it does not have wider network connectivity over the short range wireless connection.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for electronically providing services to an automobile head unit comprising:
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receiving, by a computer processor of a server, a request from a remote device, the remote device associated with an authenticated user and distinct and separate from the server; identifying, by the computer processor of the server, a remote automobile head unit associated with the request, the remote automobile head unit distinct and separate from the server and distinct and separate from the remote device of the authenticated user; and in response to the request, causing the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to preferences that are stored on the remote device and associated with the authenticated user or another authenticated user, the causing of the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to the stored preferences including electronically providing, by the computer processor of the server, services or information to the identified remote automobile head unit based on one or more of;
the request, the authenticated user, the another authenticated user, and the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer processor-readable storage medium having computer processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the computer processor to:
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receive a request from a remote device, the remote device associated with a user; identify a remote automobile head unit associated with the request, the remote automobile head unit distinct and separate from the remote device; and in response to the request, cause the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to preferences of the user that are stored on the remote device, the causing of the identified remote automobile head unit to operate according to the preferences including identifying the preferences to the remote automobile head unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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28. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer processor-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the computer processor to:
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send a request associated with a user and a remote automobile head unit; in response to the sent request, receive an indications of authorization of the user; and cause the remote automobile head unit to operate according to user preferences that are stored on a remote device of a user based on the received indications of authorization of the user, the remote device of the user being distinct and separate from the remote automobile head unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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