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System and method for automatically providing vehicle status information

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  • US 6,415,207 B1
  • Filed: 03/01/2000
  • Issued: 07/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicles, comprising:

  • a database storing status information associated with a vehicle, said status information indicative of a current proximity of said identified vehicle;

    a communication interface configured to communicate with communication devices remotely located from said system; and

    a system manager configured to receive a message transmitted from said vehicle and to update said status information based on said message, said system manager further configured to analyze caller identification information automatically transmitted to said communication interface when a remote communication device establishes communication with said communication interface, said system manager further configured to automatically search for and locate a set of said status information based on said caller identification information, said system manager further configured to retrieve said set of status information and to transmit said retrieved set of status information to said remote communication device.

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