Patent ID: 8761992

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving monitored characteristics of a motor vehicle, the monitored characteristics comprising: an indication as to whether the motor vehicle is within a predetermined range of operation based on a location of the motor vehicle; and an indication as to whether the motor vehicle is being handled within predetermined parameters based at least in part on: a speed of the motor vehicle; a sharpness of a turn of the motor vehicle; an engine temperature the motor vehicle; an oil level of the motor vehicle; a tire pressure of the motor vehicle; a fuel level of the motor vehicle; and a deployment status of an air bag of the motor vehicle; prior to receiving the monitored characteristics, receiving, from a mobile device, a selection of an entity other than a subscriber of the mobile device to receive the monitored characteristics of the motor vehicle, wherein the entity was selected via a web page on the mobile device; and providing, in real time, the monitored characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected entity, wherein the selected entity is not otherwise monitoring the characteristics of the motor vehicle.