Vehicular communication and alert system
AssigneeMagna Electronics Inc.
InventorsJagadish Narayan Gowda, Prashanth Jay Kumar
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Abstract
A vehicular alert system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular alert system. The vehicular alert system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle. The vehicular alert system receives a first wireless communication from the remote server. The first wireless communication is pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the vehicle. The vehicular alert system, based on the first wireless communication, and responsive to determination that the insurance policy will expire in less than a threshold period of time, generates an alert for a driver of the vehicle.
Claims25
A vehicular alert system, the vehicular alert system comprising:
- an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular alert system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software;
- wherein the vehicular alert system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular alert system receives a first wireless communication from the remote server, and wherein the first wireless communication is pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the vehicle;
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- wherein the vehicular alert system, based on the first wireless communication, and responsive to determination that the insurance policy will expire in less than a threshold period of time, generates an alert for a driver of the vehicle.
A vehicular alert system, the vehicular alert system comprising:
- an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular alert system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software;
- wherein the vehicular alert system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular alert system wirelessly communicates a first wireless communication to the remote server, and wherein the first wireless communication comprises a request for information pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the vehicle;
- wherein, based on the first wireless communication, the vehicular alert system receives a second wireless communication from the remote server, and wherein the second wireless communication comprises the information pertaining to the insurance policy associated with the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular alert system, responsive to receiving the second wireless communication at the ECU, determines an expiration date of the insurance policy;
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- wherein the vehicular alert system, responsive to determination that the insurance policy will expire in less than a threshold period of time, generates an alert for a driver of the vehicle.
A vehicular alert system, the vehicular alert system comprising:
- an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular alert system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software;
- wherein the vehicular alert system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular alert system receives a first wireless communication from the remote server, and wherein the first wireless communication is pertaining to an insurance policy associated with the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular alert system, based on the first wireless communication, and responsive to determination that the insurance policy will expire in less than a threshold period of time, generates an alert for a driver of the vehicle;
- wherein the alert comprises one selected from the group consisting of (i) a graphical display displayed at a display device of the vehicle and (ii) a second wireless communication transmitted from the vehicle to a mobile device of the driver;
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- wherein the vehicular alert system, responsive to determination that the insurance policy has expired, limits operation of a system of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.