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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Ronald D. Bishop, Trabucco Canyon, CA (US);
Brian M. Boling, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Ronald D. Bishop, Trabucco Canyon, CA (US);
Brian M. Boling, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Procon, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
The application describes a system for notifying a vehicle owner regarding service due for a vehicle based on the vehicle's accumulated mileage. The system determines vehicle mileage based on GPS data, determines whether the mileage has exceeded a threshold, transmits a wireless signal from the vehicle to a notification service provider computer when the threshold is exceeded, and sends a notice from the notification service provider to the dealer and/or customer to indicate that vehicle service is due.