Method and system of providing information to an occupant of a vehicle
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying an occupant of a vehicle, the identifying by an on-board device coupled to the vehicle by at least one selected from the group consisting of;
identifying a portable electronic device carried by the occupant;
reading a fingerprint of the occupant;
taking a retinal scan of the occupant; and
reading a voice print of the occupant, the identifying creates an indicia of occupant identity;
determining an identity of the vehicle, the determining creates an indicia of vehicle identity;
tracking locations of the vehicle where the vehicle has previously stopped when the vehicle was occupied by the occupant; and
providing information to the occupant, the information related to a business at which the vehicle with the occupant has stopped on at least one previous occasion, the information selected based on the indicia of occupant identity, the indicia of vehicle identity, and the locations where the vehicle has previously stopped when the vehicle was occupied by the occupant.
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Abstract
Providing information to an occupant of a vehicle. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: identifying an occupant of a vehicle, the identifying creates an indicia of occupant identity; determining an identity of the vehicle, the determining creates an indicia of vehicle identity; tracking location of the vehicle when occupied by the occupant; and providing information to the occupant, the information selected based on the indicia of occupant identity, the indicia of vehicle identity, and/or the locations of vehicle when occupied by the occupant.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying an occupant of a vehicle, the identifying by an on-board device coupled to the vehicle by at least one selected from the group consisting of;
identifying a portable electronic device carried by the occupant;
reading a fingerprint of the occupant;
taking a retinal scan of the occupant; and
reading a voice print of the occupant, the identifying creates an indicia of occupant identity;determining an identity of the vehicle, the determining creates an indicia of vehicle identity; tracking locations of the vehicle where the vehicle has previously stopped when the vehicle was occupied by the occupant; and providing information to the occupant, the information related to a business at which the vehicle with the occupant has stopped on at least one previous occasion, the information selected based on the indicia of occupant identity, the indicia of vehicle identity, and the locations where the vehicle has previously stopped when the vehicle was occupied by the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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identifying an occupant of a vehicle, the identifying by way of an on-board device coupled to the vehicle, by reading biometric information from the occupant of the vehicle; determining an identity of the vehicle, the determining by way of the on-board device, the determining creates an indicia of vehicle identity; tracking location of the vehicle when occupied by the occupant; and providing information to the occupant, the information selected based on the indicia of occupant identity, the indicia of vehicle identity, and the locations of vehicle when occupied by the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a data center comprising a computer system; an electronic device associated with a vehicle, the electronic device remotely located from the data center, and the electronic device communicatively coupled to the data center, the electronic device comprising; a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor; wherein the memory stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; identify the driver of the vehicle by causing the processor to at least one selected from the group consisting of;
read a fingerprint of the driver;
take a retinal scan of the driver; and
read a voice print of the driver;track locations of the vehicle where the vehicle has previously stopped when the vehicle was occupied by the driver to thereby create location data; send an indication of identity of the driver and the location data to the data center; and relay information to the driver sent from the data center; wherein the computer system stores a program that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to; receive an indication of identity from the electronic device; receive location data from the electronic device; and send information to the electronic device, the information related to a business at which the vehicle with the driver has stopped on at least one previous occasion, the information selected based on both the identity of the driver and the location data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor; the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; create an indication of an identified driver of a vehicle by causing the processor to at least one selected from the group consisting of;
read a fingerprint of a driver;
take a retinal scan of the driver; and
read a voice print of the driver;track location of the vehicle as driven by the identified driver; and provide information to the identified driver, the information selected based on the identity of the identified driver and the locations of vehicle when driven by the identified driver; and disable the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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