Automated vehicle tracking and service provision system
DCFirst Claim
1. An in-vehicle information system comprising:
- (a) a local controller, including a wireless communication interface for communication with a central controller;
(b) a geo-location device located in said vehicle for providing current geo-location information of said vehicle to said local controller;
(c) an output device associated with said local controller for presenting said user with a selection of information and merchant services received from said central controller, said selection being based on said current geo-location obtained from said local controller; and
(d) a point of sale (POS) terminal located in said vehicle and coupled to said local controller for allowing a user to select and execute a POS transaction on one or more of the presented services while enroute.
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Abstract
An automated vehicle tracking and service provision system including a central controller, a local controller located in each vehicle, the central controller and the local controllers including wireless communication interface for communication of information between the central controller and the vehicle based on fuzzy logic algorithms decision making software. In a preferred embodiment, the local controller includes a processor, a global positioning systems (GPS) sensor coupled to the processor for providing vehicle location in terms of latitude and longitude, a memory coupled to the processor, a plurality of sensors coupled to the processor and adapted to provide information on a plurality of parameters related to the vehicle such as fuel level, collision status, brakes and such like, a user interface coupled to the processor for providing user input from input devices such as a credit card reader, smart card reader or keyboard, a wireless transceiver is coupled to the processor for communicating data from the processor to the central controller and for receiving data from the central controller, and a display.
Provides for a voice or audio input/output interface coupled to the user interface for providing voice activation of the processor or voice transmission via the wireless transceiver to the central controller.
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22 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle information system comprising:
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(a) a local controller, including a wireless communication interface for communication with a central controller;
(b) a geo-location device located in said vehicle for providing current geo-location information of said vehicle to said local controller;
(c) an output device associated with said local controller for presenting said user with a selection of information and merchant services received from said central controller, said selection being based on said current geo-location obtained from said local controller; and
(d) a point of sale (POS) terminal located in said vehicle and coupled to said local controller for allowing a user to select and execute a POS transaction on one or more of the presented services while enroute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An integrated in-vehicle information and fleet management system comprising:
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(a) a central controller;
(b) a local controller including a wireless communication interface for communication with said central controller;
(c) a geo-location device located in said vehicle for providing current geo-location information of said vehicle to said local controller;
(d) an output device associated with said local controller for presenting said user with a geo-location specific information received from said central controller, said information being based on said current geo-location obtained from said local controller;
(e) an interface associated with said central controller for input by a fleet operator of fleet management request for information from said central controller; and
(f) an output device associated with said central controller for presenting said fleet operator with a geo-location specific information received from said local controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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