Vehicular communication system
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Abstract
A vehicular communication system comprises a wireless communication link from the vehicle to an external provider of information or service. Data pertaining to at least one of the location and the direction heading of the vehicle is communicated to the external provider from the vehicle via the communication link. This data is derived at least in part from a global positioning system that determines the geographic location and/or the direction heading of the vehicle. The external provider wirelessly provides information or service back to the vehicle via the communication link that is at least in part customized to the geographic location and/or direction heading of the vehicle.
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137 Claims
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1-69. -69. (canceled)
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70. A communication system for a vehicle, said communication system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly;
a global positioning system for determining at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
a wireless communication link from the vehicle to an external provider of information or service;
said wireless communication link communicating data from the vehicle to said external provider;
said data including at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
said external provider providing information or service via said wireless communication link to the vehicle;
said information or service being at least in part customized to at least one of said geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle; and
a control at said interior rearview mirror assembly for facilitating operation of said communication system. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A communication system for a vehicle, said communication system comprising:
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a global positioning system for determining at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
a wireless communication link from the vehicle to an external provider of information or service;
said wireless communication link communicating data from the vehicle to said external provider;
said data including at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
said external provider providing information or service via said wireless communication link to the vehicle;
said information or service being at least in part customized to at least one of said geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle; and
wherein said data communicated via said wireless communication link to said external provider includes at least one of vehicle type data, personal information, and vehicle identity data. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. A communication system for a vehicle, said communication system comprising:
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a global positioning system for determining at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
a wireless communication link from the vehicle to an external provider of information or service;
said wireless communication link communicating data from the vehicle to said external provider;
said data including at least one of the geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
said external provider providing information or service via said wireless communication link to the vehicle;
said information or service being at least in part customized to at least one of said geographic location and the direction heading of the vehicle;
wherein said external provider comprises at least one of a gas station, a store, a cinema, a web-site, a toll center, a banking center, a satellite radio provider, a service supplier, a convenience supplier, a food supplier, a service station, and a telematics service; and
wherein said information or service provided by said external provider via said wireless communication link comprises at least one of a discount, a service offer, an advertisement, entertainment, an INTERNET site, news, weather data, and traffic data. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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