Apparatus and System for Generating Vehicle Usage Model
First Claim
1. A vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising:
- a processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, the processor configured to;
1.) receive information from one or more vehicle sensors regarding vehicle usage and performance;
2.) transmit the information to an off-board server via the wireless transceiver, wherein the information is utilized in a damages-model regarding the vehicle usage and performance;
3.) output the information concerning the damages-model to a user display.
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Abstract
A vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device. The vehicle computer system also includes a processor in communication with the wireless transceiver. The processor is configured to receive information from one or more vehicle sensors regarding vehicle usage, send the information to an off-board server via the wireless transceiver, wherein the information is utilized in a damages-model regarding the vehicle, and output the information concerning the damages-model to a user display.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle computer system (VCS) configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising:
a processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, the processor configured to; 1.) receive information from one or more vehicle sensors regarding vehicle usage and performance; 2.) transmit the information to an off-board server via the wireless transceiver, wherein the information is utilized in a damages-model regarding the vehicle usage and performance; 3.) output the information concerning the damages-model to a user display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server in communication with a vehicle, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver in communication with a vehicle that is configured to exchange data; a processor in communication with the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to; 1.) receive vehicle data from the vehicle that includes information regarding vehicle usage; 2.) receive vehicle environment data from an off-board server; 3.) aggregate the vehicle data and vehicle environment data and determine a vehicle'"'"'s depreciation value based on the aggregated data; 4.) transmit the vehicle'"'"'s depreciation value to a vehicle owner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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communicating with a mobile device located in a vehicle via a wireless transceiver; receiving information from one or more vehicle sensors regarding vehicle usage via the mobile device; determining a depreciation-value of the vehicle based on at least the information received from the one or more vehicle sensors and data indicating a vehicle environment; and sending the depreciation-value of the vehicle to a user via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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