Systems, methods and articles for a server providing communications and services involving automobile head units

A server for providing services to one or more remote head units of automobiles and one or more remote communications devices having a handheld form factor that are associated with the one or more head units comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• receive information regarding a head unit of an automobile;
• receive information regarding a communications device associated with the head unit of the automobile;
• uniquely identify the head unit based at least in part on the received information and other previously stored information regarding the head unit and communications device, wherein the previously stored information includes a vehicle identification number (VIN) associated with the uniquely identified head unit;
• and
• based at least in part on the identifying of the head unit, provide services to manage ownership information of the automobile associated with the uniquely identified head unit.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having computer executable instructions thereon that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a server to:

• receive information regarding a head unit of an automobile;
• receive information regarding a communications device associated with the head unit of the automobile;
• uniquely identify the head unit based at least in part on the received information and other previously stored information regarding the head unit and communications device;
• and
• provide services to one or more of the uniquely identified head unit and the associated communications device based on the unique identification of the head unit, wherein the providing of the one or more services includes providing the one or more services based at least in part on a vehicle identification number (VIN) associated with the uniquely identified head unit.