VEHICLE INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES VIA VIRTUAL PERSONALITY
A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication.
1 . A system for vehicle to another party communications comprising:
a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality, wherein the vehicle personality is associated with two or more people within the vehicle;
a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality is based on one or more user profiles.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality utilizes a vehicle communications module to send and receive communications.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality utilizes a user's communication device to send and receive communications.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of an identifier and an icon is associated with the vehicle personality and sent with at least one communication.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality is automatically utilized based on a determined context.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the determined context is a geographic area that prohibits phone usage while driving.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality communicates directly with the another party.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle personality intercepts one or more communications for a user of the vehicle.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more communications are for any user associated with the vehicle.
11 . A method for vehicle to another party communications comprising:
creating a vehicle personality, wherein the vehicle personality is associated with two or more people within the vehicle;
utilizing the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality is based on one or more user profiles.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality utilizes a vehicle communications module to send and receive communications.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality utilizes a user's communication device to send and receive communications.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more of an identifier and an icon is associated with the vehicle personality and sent with at least one communication.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality is automatically utilized based on a determined context.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the determined context is a geographic area that prohibits phone usage while driving.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality communicates directly with the another party.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle personality intercepts one or more communications for a user of the vehicle.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more communications are for any user associated with the vehicle.