Vehicle information system and method

• US 20070265744A1
• Filed: 05/12/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nicolai, William
• Application Number:
  US11/433,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/01 Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled G08G1/07 - G08G1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

A method for use in a vehicle information system that includes identifying a user of a vehicle, wirelessly receiving content data in a vehicle from a data center, where the content includes at least one of multimedia content and navigation content, and delivering the content to the user. Also, a vehicle information system for use in a vehicle, including a controller and a storage connected to be accessed by the controller. The vehicle information system is capable of identifying a user of the vehicle, wirelessly receiving content data in the vehicle from a data center, and delivering the content to the user. The content can include multimedia content and navigation content.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying a user of a vehicle;

wirelessly receiving content data in a vehicle from a data center, the content data including at least one of multimedia content and navigation content; and

delivering the content to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising billing the user for the received content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring at least some part of the vehicle according to user profile data corresponding to the user identification.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content includes audio-video content for delivery to the user by an audio-video device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wherein the multimedia content includes movies.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some content data is automatically identified according to the user identification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation content includes locations and pricing for at least one gas station selected according to a location of the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation content includes weather data corresponding to a vehicle destination.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation content includes real-time traffic data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting vehicle monitoring data.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising sending the vehicle monitoring data to the data center.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle monitoring data is accessible by a client data processing system.

13. A vehicle information system for use in a vehicle, comprising:

a controller; and

a storage connected to be accessed by the controller,

wherein the vehicle information system is configured for identifying a user of the vehicle, wirelessly receiving content data in the vehicle from a data center, wherein the content includes at least one of multimedia content and navigation content, and delivering the content to the user.

14. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the data center is capable of billing the user for the received content.

15. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle information system is further capable of configuring at least some part of the vehicle according to user profile data corresponding to the user identification.

16. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the multimedia content includes audio-video content for delivery to the user by an audio-video device.

17. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the wherein the multimedia content includes movies.

18. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein at least some content data is automatically identified according to the user identification.

19. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the navigation content includes locations and pricing for at least one gas station selected according to a location of the vehicle.

20. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the navigation content includes weather data corresponding to a vehicle destination.

21. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the navigation content includes real-time traffic data.

22. The vehicle information system of claim 13, wherein the vehicle information system is further capable of collecting vehicle monitoring data.

23. The vehicle information system of claim 22, wherein the vehicle information system is further capable of sending the vehicle monitoring data to the data center.

24. The vehicle information system of claim 21, wherein the vehicle monitoring data is accessible by a client data processing system.