Web portal system for managing vehicle usage and mobility
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1. A method of managing vehicle usage comprising the steps of:
- gathering data indicative of vehicle operations from monitoring devices installed within a plurality of vehicles;
transmitting the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations with a telematic device installed within each of the plurality of vehicles;
defining a portal accessible on a wide area network by users authorized to receive the gathered data, wherein the users includes users within the plurality of vehicles;
receiving the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations on the wide area network according to defined parameters on a device capable of accessing the wide area network;
sharing data indicative of vehicle operations with the users within the plurality of vehicles authorized to receive the gathered data across a vehicle community including a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of users authorized to receive information relating to at least some of the plurality of vehicles in real time from within each of the plurality of vehicles; and
selectively blocking access to information relating to vehicle position by a vehicle operator.
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Abstract
A network including a web portal gathers, compiles and formats information on vehicle usage across a vehicle community. The vehicle community is comprised of a plurality of vehicles whose users and owners have joined the network and communicate through the web portal to allow gathering and accumulation of vehicle operation information for various uses including maintaining a record of vehicle operation and determining energy usage and environmental impact.
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1. A method of managing vehicle usage comprising the steps of:
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gathering data indicative of vehicle operations from monitoring devices installed within a plurality of vehicles; transmitting the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations with a telematic device installed within each of the plurality of vehicles; defining a portal accessible on a wide area network by users authorized to receive the gathered data, wherein the users includes users within the plurality of vehicles; receiving the gathered data indicative of vehicle operations on the wide area network according to defined parameters on a device capable of accessing the wide area network; sharing data indicative of vehicle operations with the users within the plurality of vehicles authorized to receive the gathered data across a vehicle community including a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of users authorized to receive information relating to at least some of the plurality of vehicles in real time from within each of the plurality of vehicles; and selectively blocking access to information relating to vehicle position by a vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing usage information of a plurality of vehicles among a plurality of users comprising:
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a telematic device mounted within each of a plurality of vehicles, the telematic device capable of transmitting information gathered by monitoring devices within each of the plurality of vehicles over a wireless communication network; and a portal defined for access by a plurality of users within a corresponding one of the plurality of vehicles on a wide area network, the portal for receiving at least a portion of the gathered information transmitted by the telematic device from each of the plurality of vehicles and arranging the gathered information for sharing in real time with the plurality of users, wherein the portal includes a portion for quantifying energy usages of each of the plurality of vehicles and each of the plurality of users for communicating energy usage of all of the plurality of vehicle as compared to any one of the plurality of vehicles, and a portion for receiving instructions from each of the plurality of users for restricting access to data gathered by the portal from each of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing information pertaining to a plurality of vehicles the system comprising:
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a portal web site connected to a plurality of telematic devices mounted within a corresponding plurality of vehicles through a computer based network, said portal web site including; a receiving portion for receiving information relating to vehicle operation from the plurality of telematic devices; a data storage portion for storing the information relating to vehicle operation; a processing portion for formatting information relating to selected vehicle operating parameters; and a transmitting portion for sharing information relating to the selected vehicle operating parameters to at least some of a plurality of authorized users within a corresponding one of the plurality of vehicles in real time, wherein each of a plurality of users restricts information transmitted from the ones of the plurality of vehicles under one of the plurality of users control to the portal web site that are available for viewing by others of the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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