Patent ID: 11874131
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 23:
24. An in-vehicle computer system comprising:
A user interface integrated into a vehicle, said user interface configured for receiving user input comprising at least a command of a destination;
a display mounted to said vehicle; and
a computer having a cell phone interface integrated into said vehicle for communicating with a cell phone, said cell phone being separate form said computer and said vehicle, said cell phone interface being configured
to cause said cell phone to transmit a self-determined location of said cell phone and a destination signal based on said user input over a cellular network to a networked computer facility;
thereby causing said cell phone to receive map data, wherein said map data indicates said self-determined location of said cell phone, a route from said self-determined location to said destination, and traffic conditions along said route based on other cell phones, said other cell phones being determined to represent other vehicles along said route based on said other cell phones' proximity to roads and/or movement;
to cause said map data to be transmitted from said cell phone to said computer such that a map based on said map data is displayed on said display and shows said self-determined location of said cell phone, said route and said traffic conditions along said route.