Monitoring vehicle activity
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
- establishing a first wireless connection between a first portable wireless device and a first vehicle communications system of a first vehicle thereby creating a data transfer network between the first portable wireless device and the first vehicle communications system;
monitoring, by the first vehicle communications system, at least one sensor for a specific first vehicle activity;
if the specific first vehicle activity occurs, sending a first sensor data via the wireless connection from the first vehicle communications system to the first portable wireless device via the data transfer network;
storing the first sensor data in a monitor database; and
providing a user report based at least in part on the first sensor data,wherein the user report is further based on a second sensor data from a second vehicle.
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A method of monitoring a vehicle. The method includes the steps of establishing a first wireless connection between a first portable wireless device and a vehicle communications system thereby creating a data transfer network between the first portable wireless device and the vehicle communications system, monitoring, by the vehicle communications system, at least one sensor for a specific vehicle activity, and if the specific vehicle activity occurs, sending a notification via the wireless connection from the vehicle communications system to the first portable wireless device via the data transfer network.
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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a first wireless connection between a first portable wireless device and a first vehicle communications system of a first vehicle thereby creating a data transfer network between the first portable wireless device and the first vehicle communications system; monitoring, by the first vehicle communications system, at least one sensor for a specific first vehicle activity; if the specific first vehicle activity occurs, sending a first sensor data via the wireless connection from the first vehicle communications system to the first portable wireless device via the data transfer network; storing the first sensor data in a monitor database; and providing a user report based at least in part on the first sensor data, wherein the user report is further based on a second sensor data from a second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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