Wireless communication method
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1. A method of wirelessly interconnecting a vehicle with a mobile unit and a website, the method comprising:
- broadcasting a short range communication link from the vehicle comprising a transceiver to the mobile unit wherein the short range communication link is a first communication link;
determining by the vehicle if the first communication link with the mobile unit is authorized;
establishing a second communication link between the vehicle and the website;
receiving a communication from the mobile unit, by the vehicle, the communication comprising information to be stored at the website;
uploading the communication from the vehicle to the website;
receiving by the vehicle a confirmation that the communication was received by the website; and
sending the confirmation from the vehicle to the mobile unit.
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Abstract
Methods of communicating with a mobile unit using a wireless communication system are described. In one embodiment, a signal is received from a transmitting mobile unit. The status of the mobile unit is determined and a communication is constructed. The communication comprises at least one communication packet comprising a plurality of information fields. The communication is transmitted to the mobile unit.
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1. A method of wirelessly interconnecting a vehicle with a mobile unit and a website, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a short range communication link from the vehicle comprising a transceiver to the mobile unit wherein the short range communication link is a first communication link; determining by the vehicle if the first communication link with the mobile unit is authorized; establishing a second communication link between the vehicle and the website; receiving a communication from the mobile unit, by the vehicle, the communication comprising information to be stored at the website; uploading the communication from the vehicle to the website; receiving by the vehicle a confirmation that the communication was received by the website; and sending the confirmation from the vehicle to the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of wirelessly providing a weather or traffic update to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a short range communication link between a mobile unit comprising a memory, and the vehicle comprising a transceiver wherein the short range communication link is a first communication link; establishing a second communication link between the mobile unit and a wireless communication system; receiving a communication by the mobile unit from the vehicle, the communication comprising identification and GPS information; transmitting the identification and GPS information from the mobile unit to the wireless communication system; receiving a weather or traffic update by the mobile unit from the wireless communication system; sending the weather or traffic update from the mobile unit to the vehicle; and storing, in the memory, information related to the weather or traffic update in a communication log. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of wirelessly receiving a weather or traffic update in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a short range communication link between a mobile unit and the vehicle comprising a transceiver; determining by the vehicle if the short range communication link is authorized; receiving, from a vehicle operator, a voice activated request for a weather or traffic update; sending a communication from the vehicle, through the mobile unit, to a wireless communication system, the communication comprising identification and GPS information; receiving, by the vehicle, the weather or traffic update, through the mobile unit, from the wireless communication system; and outputting the weather or traffic update via an audio visual interface of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of wirelessly providing a weather update to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing information, at a wireless communication system, the information associated with the vehicle comprising a transceiver; receiving a communication from the vehicle, through a mobile unit comprising a microprocessor, the communication comprising identification and GPS information; interfacing the wireless communication system with a weather bureau to obtain a weather update; sending the weather update from the wireless communication system, through the mobile unit, to the vehicle, and storing, in a memory, information related to the communication in a communication log. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of wirelessly reporting an accident by a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing a short range communication link between a mobile unit and the vehicle comprising a transceiver; determining by the vehicle if the short range communication link is authorized; determining, by the vehicle, that an accident occurred; requesting, by the vehicle, that the mobile unit send a communication to an emergency services personnel, the communication comprising the position of the vehicle; and receiving, by the vehicle, a confirmation that the communication was received. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of wirelessly providing a traffic update to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing information, at a wireless communication system, the information associated with the vehicle comprising a transceiver; receiving a communication from the vehicle, through a mobile unit comprising a microprocessor, the communication comprising identification and GPS information; interfacing the wireless communication system with a network to obtain a traffic update; sending the traffic update from the wireless communication system, through the mobile unit, to the vehicle, and storing, in a memory, information related to the communication in a communication log. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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