Inter vehicle communication system

A computer-implemented method for directing message communications from a sender to a recipient comprising the steps of:

• establishing a database containing a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records including vehicular identification information linked to one or more electronic addresses;
• receiving a message from the sender including message information and vehicle identifying information-corresponding to a vehicle of the recipient;
• determining the vehicle identifying information matches at least a portion of the vehicular identification information in one of the plurality of records;
• receiving registration information, the registration information representing an identity of the recipient and at least a portion of the vehicular identification information in the one of the plurality of records;
• authenticating the registration information to establish the recipient as being associated with the vehicle;
• and
• upon authenticating the registration information, sending a new message to the at least one of the one or more electronic addresses in accordance with one or more communication methods specified by the recipient and included within the one of the plurality of records, wherein the new message to the recipient includes at least a portion of the message information.

A server apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• a database coupled to the processor, the database containing a plurality of records wherein each of the plurality of records includes vehicular identification information linked to one or more electronic addresses;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a message from a sender including message information and vehicle identifying information-corresponding to a vehicle of a recipient;
• determine the vehicle identifying information matches at least a portion of the vehicular identification information in one of the plurality of records;
• receive registration information, the registration information representing an identity of the recipient and at least a portion of the vehicular identification information in the one of the plurality of records;
• authenticate the registration information to establish the recipient as being associated with the vehicle;
• and
• subsequent to authenticating the registration information, send a new message to the at least one of the one or more electronic addresses in accordance with one or more communication methods specified by the recipient and included within the one of the plurality of records wherein the new message to the at least one of the one or more electronic addresses includes at least a portion of the message information.