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Information communicating apparatus for vehicles

  • US 6,657,557 B1
  • Filed: 05/08/2002
  • Issued: 12/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A information communicating apparatus comprising:

  • a communication interface unit including a data can bus and a command can bus, a global system for mobile communication (GSM) device coupled to said data can bus and said command can bus of said communication interface unit respectively, an input/output interface unit coupled to said GSM device, an anti-theft device coupled to said GSM device, a location processor (LP) coupled to said GSM device and said data can bus and said command can bus of said communication interface unit, for communicating with selected customer service centers, and for obtaining information from the selected customer service centers, a satellite navigation unit (NAVI) coupled to said data can bus and said location processor (LP) and said GSM device, for sending information to said LP and said GSM device, a satellite positioning unit coupled to said LP and said GSM device, for sending information to said LP and said GSM device, a card reader/writer coupled to said data can bus and said command can bus of said communication interface unit, for receiving and sending out the information to and from said communication interface unit, a warning device coupled to said command can bus of said communication interface unit, for sending out warning information, a remote control or pager receiver device coupled between said communication interface unit and said GSM device for controlling said GSM device, and a computerized monitoring device coupled to said data can bus and said command can bus of said communication interface unit, for monitoring and checking the information sending into and out of said communication interface unit.

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