Patent ID: 6026292
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A system for sending e-mail messages between an authorized user connected to a publicly accessible computer network system and a vehicle occupant using a private communication system having different messaging formats, comprising:an interface for sending e-mail messages between said publicly accessible computer network system and said private communication system, each of said e-mail messages comprising a message and at least an identification number corresponding to a vehicle occupant;accounting means for adjusting an account associated with said vehicle occupant prior to sending said e-mail messages to said authorized user or to said vehicle occupant;translation means for converting said e-mail messages from a format compatible with said publicly accessible computer network system into a format compatible with said private communication system and for converting said e-mail messages from a format compatible with said private communication system into a format compatible with said publicly accessible computer network system; andmeans for transmitting and receiving said e-mail messages to and from a mobile communication terminal located on a vehicle.