MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNICATING WITH VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A mobile voice communication device for communicating with a vehicle comprising:
- a transmitter positioned in said mobile voice communication device for wirelessly transmitting a signal to a receiver in said vehicle located in a vehicle-associated control module;
a display on the mobile voice communication device through which a user can issue a request to the vehicle to control a function on said vehicle,wherein said signal includes identification information that identifies the user or mobile voice communication device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for reserving a reservable asset using a mobile device. A mobile device communicates directly with a vehicle-associated control module or through a reservation server using either a TCP/IP communications channel or near-field communications. A member enters a request using the user interface provided by the mobile-device application. The identity of the member is validated the vehicle-associated control module executes the request by sending a signal to a computer or sensor in the vehicle through the vehicle wiring or the vehicle CANbus. The request can be a function, such as unlocking the vehicle doors, illuminating the interior or exterior lights, honking the horn, or activating a panic alarm.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile voice communication device for communicating with a vehicle comprising:
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a transmitter positioned in said mobile voice communication device for wirelessly transmitting a signal to a receiver in said vehicle located in a vehicle-associated control module; a display on the mobile voice communication device through which a user can issue a request to the vehicle to control a function on said vehicle, wherein said signal includes identification information that identifies the user or mobile voice communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile device-based vehicle control system comprising:
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a receiver mounted in a vehicle for receiving communication signals; a vehicle-associated control module for controlling the operation of vehicle functions, said vehicle-associated control module being connected to said receiver for receiving instructions from said receiver, said vehicle-associated control module including a processor for validating the identity of the user; a mobile voice communication device including; a display configured to receive input from a user, and a transmitter for transmitting a signal representing the input from the user to said receiver, said mobile voice communication device being configured to send a request generated by the input to the vehicle-associated control module, wherein said vehicle-associated control module issues commands to vehicle components to respond to the user input after verifying the identity of the user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for reserving and accessing a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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transmitting from a mobile device to a reservation server at least one user request regarding available vehicles; accessing vehicle information from a the reservation database connected to the reservation server and sending vehicle information regarding the available vehicles to the mobile device; displaying information on said mobile device regarding the available vehicles; receiving a selection from the mobile device that is supplied by a user to reserve a vehicle, transmitting information to a vehicle-associated control module to grant the user access to the vehicle; the vehicle-associated control module reserving the selected vehicle for the user by authorizing the vehicle-associated control module to allow the user to access the selected vehicle - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for reserving a vehicle comprising:
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opening a map system on a mobile voice communication device, said map system being capable of displaying currently available vehicles, and said mobile communication device comprising a display and a transmitter; optionally choosing a reservation time to display vehicles available at the selected reservation time; selecting the reservable vehicle; and transmitting the selection to a reservation server which is in direct communication with a reservation database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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