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Method and apparatus for transmitting vehicle-related information in and out of a vehicle

  • US 8,078,390 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2007
  • Issued: 12/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transmitting vehicle-related information in and out of a vehicle via a communication means, said method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving location information via reception means for position finding,evaluating vehicle-related information and location information via means for coordinating an interaction between the communication means, the reception means and means for wireless radio networking,transmitting vehicle-related information and the location information to mobile terminals carried in the vehicle by wireless radio networking comprising one bi-directional communication link,indicating the vehicle-related information and location information audibly, visually, haptically, or any combination thereof, within a reproduction unit in the mobile terminals,ascertaining whether communication means, reception means for position finding and means for coordinating are situated on a computer platform that is positioned in the vehicle and are able to be activated,ascertaining whether the communication means, the reception means for the position finding and means for coordinating the interaction are situated on the mobile terminals carried in the vehicle,activating the communication means, the reception means for position finding and means for coordinating the interaction that are present in the vehicle, andactivating the communication means, the reception means for position finding and means for coordinating the interaction on the mobile terminal that are not present in the vehicle on the mobile terminal.

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