Patent ID: 8812617

Claim:
A communication system for restrictively exchanging and controlling vehicular data between communication devices of a private network, such system comprising: a processor in communication with user communication devices of a private network, where said private network is defined as a network intended for or restricted to the use of at least three pre-identified and pre-approved users sharing a common interest in vehicles, where said processor is configured to establish a communication connection with an initiating user communication device of an initiating user of the private network, receive initiating vehicular data from the initiating user communication device, receive first user data of the initiating user, where the first user data is representative of at least one trusted user selected from the plurality of pre-identified and pre-approved users, and each trusted user has been selected by the initiating user, determine the availability of at least one first user communication device of a user of the private network, provide the initiating vehicular data to at least one available first user communication device, identify second user data based upon the initiating vehicular data, where the second user data is representative of at least one interested user of the private network not selected by the initiating user, determine the availability of at least one second user communication device, provide the initiating vehicular data to at least one available second user communication device, receive responding vehicular data responsive to the initiating vehicular data from each responding user communication device of a responding user of the private network, and provide the responding vehicular data to the initiating user communication device.