System and method for automatically providing vehicle status information
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicles, comprising:
- a database storing status information associated with a vehicle, said status information indicative of a current proximity of said identified vehicle;
a communication interface configured to communicate with communication devices remotely located from said system; and
a system manager configured to receive a message transmitted from said vehicle and to update said status information based on said message, said system manager further configured to analyze caller identification information automatically transmitted to said communication interface when a remote communication device establishes communication with said communication interface, said system manager further configured to automatically search for and locate a set of said status information based on said caller identification information, said system manager further configured to retrieve said set of status information and to transmit said retrieved set of status information to said remote communication device.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and reporting vehicle status information includes a database, a communication interface, and a system manager. The database stores status information associated with a vehicle, and the communication interface is designed to communicate with communication devices remotely located from the system. The system manager receives a message transmitted from the vehicle and updates the status information stored in the database based on the received message. When a remote communication device establishes communication with the communication interface, the communication interface receives caller identification information automatically transmitted to the communication interface. The system manager analyzes this caller identification information and automatically retrieves status information from the database based on the caller identification information. The system manager then transmits, via the communication interface, the retrieved status information to the remote communication device.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicles, comprising:
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a database storing status information associated with a vehicle, said status information indicative of a current proximity of said identified vehicle;
a communication interface configured to communicate with communication devices remotely located from said system; and
a system manager configured to receive a message transmitted from said vehicle and to update said status information based on said message, said system manager further configured to analyze caller identification information automatically transmitted to said communication interface when a remote communication device establishes communication with said communication interface, said system manager further configured to automatically search for and locate a set of said status information based on said caller identification information, said system manager further configured to retrieve said set of status information and to transmit said retrieved set of status information to said remote communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicles, comprising:
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means for maintaining status information associated with a vehicle, said status information indicative of a current proximity of said identified vehicle;
means for communicating with a remote communication device, said means for communicating including a means for receiving caller identification information automatically transmitted to said communicating means;
means for utilizing said caller identification information to automatically search for and locate a set of said status information; and
means for automatically retrieving and transmitting said set of said status information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
means for receiving a status message transmitted from said vehicle; and
means for updating said status information based on said status message.
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9. The system of claim 5, wherein said status information indicates a proximity of said vehicle from a particular location.
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10. A method for monitoring and reporting status of vehicles, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining status information associated with a vehicle, said status information indicative of a current proximity of said vehicle;
communicating with a remote communication device;
receiving caller identification information automatically transmitted in said communicating step;
utilizing said caller identification information to automatically search for and locate a set of said status information;
automatically retrieving said set of status information based on said searching for and locating step; and
transmitting said retrieved set of status information to said remote communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
receiving a status message transmitted from said vehicle; and
updating said status information based on said status message.
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14. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of indicating a proximity of said vehicle from a particular location via said status information.
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15. The method of claim 10, wherein said utilizing, retrieving, and transmitting steps are performed in response to said receiving step.
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