An installed Vehicle Personal Computing (VPC) system with touch interaction, voice interaction or sensor interaction(s) that provides access to multiple information sources and software applications such as internet connected data applications, dynamic traffic-aware navigational routing, vehicle tracking, emergency accident dispatching, business applications, office applications, music and video player(s), personal info portal, vehicle monitoring, alarm and camera security and recording.

• US 20060089754A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Mortenson
• Original Assignee: Andrew Mortenson
• Inventors: Mortenson, Andrew Eric
• Application Number:
  US10/904,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089754A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A Mobile Vehicle Computer (MVC) unit with one or more Touch Display Interface(s) (TDI) for Land, Sea or Air vehicles which includes but not limited to: typical cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, airplanes, boats, governmental & military vehicles (Private or commercial). This system is an interactive mobile kiosk device type. The hardware and software consists of (but not limited or bound to) items listed in the following description: The touch screen, voice activation and sensor devices which control the programmed software modules, consisting of but not limited to or bound to and may be embedded or non-embedded software(s), to deliver information relating to traffic-aware vehicle navigation, GPS vehicle tracking application, Internet applications, email application, calendaring application, contact management application, tasks application, video application, audio application, and video broadcasts applications, an audio & video library manager and player applications, security & surveillance camera monitor applications, radio player applications (AM/FM/HD/satellite/internet), image viewing applications and educational program applications. Third party SDK (Software Development Kit) will be available for custom designed module development. This patent is not limited to or bound to by the above mentioned capabilities.

Definition List 1TermDefinitionVehicleLand, Sea or Air humantransportation deviceVPCVehicle Personal ComputerTDITouch Display Interface.OEMOriginal Equipment ManufacturerOffice ApplicationsMicrosoft Office type applicationsSDKSoftware Development KitModuleAn installable software component

Claims

1. Our traffic-aware navigational guidance software is unique and original to the vehicle industry.

2. Our vehicle software module system is unique and original to the vehicle industry.

3. Our combined Multi-Function Wireless antenna is unique and original to the vehicle industry.

4. Our product is the first commercially available Internet connected mobile vehicle personal computing system.

5. Our product is the first internet connected mobile Vehicle Web Portal.

6. Our product is the first computer vehicle tracking and security system with remote emergency dispatching.