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    U.S. Patent No.: US 7124004 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 17, 2006 4,419,730 a 12 / 1983 Ito et al. 4,533,900 a 8 / 1985 Muhlberger & co. 340 / 457. TECHNIQUE FOR SUGGESTING A SERVICE PROVIDER TO SERVICE A VEHICLE Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S

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    U.S. Patent No.: US 7124004 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 17, 2006 4,419,730 a 12 / 1983 Ito et al. 4,533,900 a 8 / 1985 Muhlberger & co. 340 / 457. TECHNIQUE FOR SUGGESTING A SERVICE PROVIDER TO SERVICE A VEHICLE Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S

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    U.S. Patent No.: US 7124004 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 17, 2006 4,419,730 a 12 / 1983 Ito et al. 4,533,900 a 8 / 1985 Muhlberger & co. 340 / 457. TECHNIQUE FOR SUGGESTING A SERVICE PROVIDER TO SERVICE A VEHICLE Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S

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    «2, United States Patent Obradoviel ‘USO07124004B2 US 7,124,004 B2 Oct. 17, 2006 (10) Patent No.: (4s) Date of Patent: (S4)_ TECHNIQUE FOR SUGGESTING PROVIDER TO SERVICE A VE SERVICE, LE (75) Inventor: Michael L. Obradovieh, San Clement, cAWS) (73) Assignoe: American Calear Ine, Las Veuas, NV ws) (7). Notice: Sujet wo any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Uc. 154(b) by 0 days. (21) Appl. No. 110034,287 (22) Filed: Jan, 12, 2008 ) or Publication Data US 200510168513 AL Jul. 28, 2005 Related US. Application Data Continuation of application No, 101088,346, filed on Jan, 2, 2002, whieh is a division of application No, ‘00/848.301, fled on May 3, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,577,928, which i continuation of appliation No, (09/385,433, filed as application No. PCT/USOS 01119 0n Jan, 5, 1998, now Pat. No, 6.282.464, and ‘8 continuation-in-part of application No. 08/789,934, filed on Jan. 28, 1997, now Pat. No. 6,009,355. @) (St) Inc. Gaic 2100 (2006.01) (2) US. CL ‘T0130; 701/29; 101/100 "701/200, 701/207; 701/210; 3401457.4 (58). Fleld of Classification Search None See application file for complete search history 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS Saas A212 Toa Caos A £108 Touma 1401 1444 A 12108 Hostal A * S088 Mubibeer etal... 3404874 A 81985 Nobuee A 11986 Wood ea 4636782 A WIOST” Nakamura oa 473170 A WIOSE Schaefer etal 4740;79 4 41988 Cleuy al A079 A 41988 Brown oa 4752824 AIDS Moore (Continued) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (Continued) OTHER PUBLICATIONS. General Motors Comp, "OnStar 1997 (Continued) Thomas G, Black Erie M. Gibson Agent, or Firm-—Christe, Parker & Hale, Primary Examiner Assistant Examiner (74) Atornes LP 7) ABSTRACT Ina multimedia information and control system for use i a lomo, a least one interface i employed which enables ‘8 user access information eoncering the automobile and Control vehicle factions in an eficient manner. The user may select one ofa plurality of displayed options ona sereen of such an interface. Through audio, video and/or text ‘medi, the user is provided with information concerning the selected option and the vehicle funetion correspondin thereto, Having been so informed, the wser may setvate the selected option to control the corresponding vehiele Tune 37 Claims, 17 Drawing Sheets 1403 MAINTENANCE REQUIRED PREVIOUS Maintenance required indicator comes on to indicate it is time for scheduled maintenance. 1405 US 7,124,004 B2 Page 2 EE 5559500 A 910% tare 47820 899 Mou car ran abate rae SHB A Wp ike Ssinzoe 2 Into tamer Sees A Gib Si SERSG A Sy Rien wa {Sosa A IB Rawk S850 A jit reece Sostns At Rao SSRs 4 sniper ence Saito Sips ramos praeeiay (une toe Sous 2 pet Seton Souine Moe day Bow A soe See Sean A ipios Seon Sau A Sit tamed Soon 8 + St MA TON2I0 Sauoie A "apes San Sonate $1 che Yenes £ Sies Se Seaetay tet see Sats 2385 Ging aa Soy A ‘yao Samp Sees Us Weekes Stee 4 igo te iso 2 Sos fave Gino Bt gaol Rate E2508 ¢ "Te Kart ta amnSnese Al Sm ete S680 A V9 Boros a YORHIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS SSoes98 A006 Fue eta OTHER PUBLICATIONS SS519410 A 5/1996 Smalanskns ot al. L. Kraat, “Knowledge Engineering.” Fortune, Oct. 28, 1996, pp. S88 4 Saco 1 Rie 5.525977 A ‘Suman 'S. Hevchert, “Eyes Forward: An ergonomic solution to driver $528,248 A ‘Steiner ef al information overload,” Society of Automobile Engineering, Sep. Buse 4 Bewea interac os 5.504.888 A bring J. Braunstein, “Airbag Technology ‘Takes Off,” Automotive & 5,539,869 A ‘Spoto et ‘Transportation Interiors, Aug. 1996, p. 16. Ses36s1 4 Beye eto LAdvock, "No Longer Square” Automotive & Transporstion ae =i Interiors, Aug 3s 5,555,286 A Tendler ‘Aug, 1996, pp. 38-40. eae on + ct by examiner US 7,124,004 B2 Sheet 1 of 17 Oct. 17, 2006 U.S. Patent yzub ZbL S3OVSHALNI TOYLNOD FIOIH3A L-ol4 eained ear feoL f 1034009 |_oan Aytanoag |] [0449 || uorssiwsuoss | au6u3 | eprej| | Suess 90 = azby Paty zn” | a2be — 44677 l POLE 201 all [poe uo903g, 1801 2890 28 (oa u0: pu1044Sey ayo1g 28 ‘one, [sn-1008 joyvoweiddng [ousea feo Bay uoyob00n || AS ‘usOL P90! Re sedinh OF} S3OWJYBLNI Y3LNdWOD FOIA AL 4 6801 990K mo tos4u0g 7 oipny aovoipoy 36 21001) _Nygor 8 9901 32 ioe seouarajaid ‘euoud 2801 otk 290K ‘uuInIOD 4591 4198 _ bu112815 oly puowwog |) 2 P80! goo: 29100 a mopul = eee por [Rowen }—-[_sess000%4 aug LES cs jouyuey | P8e 202,104 602 aS asor} Qh sol yeas yore] |S aa s yonor| |S ——ogor ez0l | PeOk I 20h qz0t ozOl 80l jauod | a1osuo9] { e1suoo] | worzoun3 ] fyouoaura| ovr s39vs4aLni | yuawnsysur || soay || so4u20 pw _||_oLav FOYLNOD ee OF ALA LNO 201 S3OvIYTLNI AVIdSIC US 7,124,004 B2 Sheet 2 of 17 Oct. 17, 2006 U.S. Patent soz TF 1goz—F +2 Wooz ysoz—1 NI 602 dnl3s 49021 Baino/avw agoe—* ANaW 2 9d soz =F 1037S o1 Hsng 602 PSOe oo 9302 SSSNLHOINE qg02 Yy3.N3 0G0¢ TS9NVO U.S. Patent Oct. 17,2006 Sheet 3 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 251~] RETRIEVE PARKING LOCATION GPS INFORMATION 253 STORE GPS INFORMATION 255. SECURITY MEASURES ON a RETRIEVE CURRENT VEHICLE LOCATION GPS INFORMATION COMPARE CURRENT LOCATION GPS INFORMATION WITH STORED PARKING LOCATION GPS INFORMATION 262 CURRENT LOCATION MATCHES PARKING LOCATIO! 263—| TRANSLATE CURRENT LOCATION GPS INFORMATION INTO CORRESPONDING STREET ADORESS 265~ 5 LOOK UP PHONE NUMBER(S) 267] INITIATE PHONE CALL i 26o~_| PROVIDE CURRENT ADDRESS. AND VEHICLE INFORMATION 271] ACTIVATE TRANSMITTER FIG. 3 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 4 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 289 295 2910] , bytes 2970-—T_] | e976 287 { 2930 C1 a }-—~293b 299 | U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 5 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 aN 300 303 304 PIN ELICIT PIN VERIFIED ? YES or DISPLAY SELECT | A FUNCTION SCREEN au \ 308 Natieacron (NAVIGATION NAVIGATION OR MODE, QUICK, TIPS QUICK TIPS 314~[~_ DISPLAY INTRODUCTION SCREEN 340 MAIN DISPLAY | MAIN MENU MENU OR MAIN MENU SCREEN we ME 320 DISPLAY MANUFACTURER SCREEN 323. PREVIOUS @) FROM FROM To STEP 338 STEP 329 STEP 326 IN FIG. 5B IN FIG. 5B IN FIG. 5B FIG. 5A U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 6 of 17 TO TO FROM. STEP 340 STEP 320 STEP 323 IN FIG. 54 — IN FIG. SA IN FIG. 5A 326 DISPLAY SAFETY REMINDERS SCREEN PREVIOUS PREVIOUS OR NEXT DISPLAY THEFT PROTECTION FEATURES SCREEN 332 US 7,124,004 B2 PREVIOUS 338~_] DISPLAY QUICK TIPS SET UP SCREEN , FIG. 5B U.S. Patent 4ai— SELECT A FUNCTION a NAVIGATION QUICK TIPS FIG. 7 Oct. 17,2006 Sheet 7 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 209 ENTER PIN, FOLLOWED BY "##" 1 2 3 4 § 6 7 8 9 * 0 # FIG. 6 209 }—-403, U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 8 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 503— 209 Calcar, Inc AUTO DIRECTOR WARNING: DO NOT USE WHILE DRIVING Before using Quick Tips for the first time you must first read the information provided by the “READ ME" button. ©1996 Calcar, Quick Tips™ is 0 ‘trademark of Colcar, made in USA MAIN MENU READ ME FIG. 8 209 609~| si | | AUTO MANUFACTURER VOICE WHAT'S IN THIS SYSTEM This information has been prepared to help you get acquainted with your new car, and to provide a convenient reference source for common questions. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL. t 4 PREVIOUS NEXT + |—501 | 613, 607 605 FIG. 9 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 9 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 SAFETY gos} auto SAFETY REMINDERS VOICE. Your car is equipped with many safety features, including air bags for both the driver and front-seat passenger. Air bags donot replace your seot belts. They supplement, or add to, the protection offered by seat belts. t rr —i«Y on PREVIOUS 1 NEXT a 209 607 605 FIG, 10 209 eos—|[auro | THEFT PROTECTION FEATURES VOICE THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM To arm: Close hood, doors and trunk; lock car with key, power door lock, lock tab or remote transmitter; when activated, horn sounds and lights flash for two minutes if hood or any door is opened without key or remote transmitter. To cancel: Unlock either front door with key or remote transmitter. 61i— t 7] PREVIOUS =) NEXT 4 I 607 605 FIG. 14 |_ 613, U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 10 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 209 QUICK TIPS SET-UP VOLUME: OFF |} SOFT|} MED || LOUD pp got DISPLAY: OFF || DAY |[NIGHT|| AUTO pp 903 NEXT — |-4—-905 FIG. 12 209 100'e| [oriver's |[INSTRUMENT][ DOOR DASH VIEW PANEL || CONTROLS |] CONTROLS 1001b| [STEERING COLUMN seats |forivetrain || INTERIOR CONTROLS 1001¢ CLIMATE, AUDIO LOCKS | controts || system || STORAGE 10010 DRIVING UNDER MAINTE TIPS CARE TIPS |! “Hoop NANCE 100I¢ INDEX loo 1001 1003 1005 1007 FIG. 13 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 11 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 1101 209 > =) VOICE 2 7 A 8 &) Ocrmn O 0oO\\ SS Ale i 1, DASH- 2. 3. AUDIO 4. CLIMATE MOUNTED INSTRUMENT CONTROLS PANEL SYSTEM CONTROLS PREVIOUS 1103, W401 1105 1107 1109 FIG. 14 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 12 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 lod 2. TURN SIGNAL || 3. SPEEDOMETER | 1. TACHOMETER || 2. AND WARNING HAZARD AND WARNING LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS TRIP METERS/ PREVIOUS enINGicier OUTSIDE WARNING LIGHTS: ea \ 4 ODOMETER i 8. ie tat } \ i \ \ 1201e 1201b 1201F 1201¢ 12010 12014 FIG. 154 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 13 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 1206 209 VOICE f | TACHOMETER || TURN SIGNAL/ AND WARNING HAZARD LIGHTS WARNING ODOMETER & FUEL/TEMP PREVIOUS TRIP METERS/ GAUGE AND OUTSIDE WARNING LIGHTS ||_ TEMPERATURE t \ \ 1204 FIG. 158 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 14 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 1301 1305 209 1303 VOICE TIP 4307 1398a 1309b 1309¢ 1. TACHOMETER || 2. MALFUNCTION Nae l 1311 4, LOW OIL, 5. CHARGING ae PRESSURE | |SYSTEM FAILURE T 1309d 1309e 1309f FIG. 16 1401 141 1403 MAINTENANCE a REQUIRED Maintenance required indicator comes on to indicate it is time for scheduled maintenance. PREVIOUS 1405 FIG. 17 U.S. Patent Oct. 17, 2006 Sheet 15 of 17 US 7,124,004 B2 1503 1501 * *- 1535 apa

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