SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION UTILIZING VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS
First Claim
1. A method performed by at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the method comprising:
- electronically authenticating, by at least one authentication component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, a registered user of a system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, wherein the system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers is electronically accessible by the authentication component in order for the authentication component to perform the authentication electronically;
electronically receiving, by at least one communications component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user, the information including and associated with a vehicle license plate number of a vehicle that is not a vehicle of the registered user;
electronically associating, by at least one association component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number with an electronic account of the registered user, the electronic account of the registered user electronically accessible by the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers in order for the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers to perform the associating electronically;
electronically storing, by at least one storage component of the system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers accessible by the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user and the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user; and
based on the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user, the at least one communications component electronically making available to the general public over a computer network the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number.
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Abstract
Using the license plate of a vehicle, a system posts or sends messages or other information associated with the license plate number such that other drivers and/or other users can respond to the messages if they choose to do so. This can be accomplished anonymously through an online system on which registered users can publicly post and/or privately send comments, messages, compliments, warnings and/or other information associated with the license plate number of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle and/or other users may then access the online system and search the database of messages using their license plate number and reply publicly, privately and/or anonymously to the registered user that had posted the information associated with the license plate number.
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24 Claims
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1. A method performed by at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the method comprising:
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electronically authenticating, by at least one authentication component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, a registered user of a system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, wherein the system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers is electronically accessible by the authentication component in order for the authentication component to perform the authentication electronically; electronically receiving, by at least one communications component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user, the information including and associated with a vehicle license plate number of a vehicle that is not a vehicle of the registered user; electronically associating, by at least one association component of the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number with an electronic account of the registered user, the electronic account of the registered user electronically accessible by the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers in order for the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers to perform the associating electronically; electronically storing, by at least one storage component of the system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers accessible by the at least one server machine for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers, the information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user and the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user; and based on the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user, the at least one communications component electronically making available to the general public over a computer network the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21)
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19. A system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers comprising:
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at least one authentication component of at least one server machine that electronically authenticates a registered user of the system for facilitating electronic communication utilizing vehicle license plate numbers; at least one communications component of the at least one server machine that electronically receives information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user, the information including and associated with a vehicle license plate number of a vehicle that is not a vehicle of the registered user of the system; at least one association component of the at least one server machine that electronically associates the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number with an electronic account of the registered user; at least one storage component accessible by the at least one server machine that electronically stores the information electronically authenticated to be from the registered user and the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user; and at least one communications machine that, based on the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user, makes available to the general public the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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22. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computer system, causes the at least one computer system to perform:
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electronically associating information including and associated with a vehicle license plate number with an electronic account of a registered user, wherein the vehicle license plate number is of a vehicle that is not a vehicle of the registered user and wherein the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and associated with the electronic account of the registered user is electronically authenticated to be from the registered user; based on the association between the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and the electronic account of the registered user, making available to the general public the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number; receiving information from a user that is not the registered user identifying the user as a registered owner of a vehicle having the vehicle license plate number; and sending the information including and associated with the vehicle license plate number and associated with the electronic account of the registered user to a machine of the registered owner of a vehicle having the vehicle license plate number. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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