Vehicle message addressing

• US 10,535,235 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2018
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Inventors: Rindsberg, Mark, Marko, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nam V
• Application Number:
  US16/004,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20190057581A1
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 34042616, 340988, 340989, 340 51, 340 746, 340 735, 701 29, 701 30, 701400, 455 121, 4554042
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/223 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/74 of satellite networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/91 broadcasting computer programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/70 characterised in that receivers can be addressed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 Selective call receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/025 Selective call decoders

Abstract

A vehicle messaging method (600) and system (100) can include any number of data sources (101-103), an interface (104) that formats messages and addresses from the data sources, and a corresponding number of messaging servers (111-113) that receive targeted messages intended for a predetermined subset of subscribers associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN). Each messaging server can include a corresponding controller (121-123) programmed to assign (604) targeted messages to a predetermined channel and encode (606) the addresses of the targeted messages to the predetermined subset of subscribers using a VIN or portion thereof. The controller can be further programmed to transfer (608) the targeted messages and addresses to a satellite uplink (107) and satellite (110) via a messaging uplink interface (106) for retransmission and reception by a plurality of selective call receivers 109 addressable individually using a predetermined VIN or portion thereof.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle device associated with a vehicle, comprising:

a call receiver; and

a decoder connected to the call receiver;

wherein the call receiver is configured to;

receive an encoded message indicative of a stored vehicle identification number (VIN) associated with the vehicle; and

send, to the decoder, the encoded message; and

wherein the decoder is configured to;

decode the encoded message if a received address of the encoded message is based at least in part on the stored VIN and a unique identifier.

2. The in-vehicle device of claim 1, wherein the encoded message is a group targeted message including a range of VINs, and wherein the decoder is configured to:

decode the group targeted message if the stored VIN is included in the range of VINs.

3. The in-vehicle device of claim 1, wherein the encoded message is a group targeted message including one or more wildcard data, and wherein the decoder is configured to:

decode the group targeted message if the one or more wildcard data matches a stored address in the in-vehicle device.

4. The in-vehicle device of claim 1, wherein the call receiver is a satellite digital audio radio, a terrestrial frequency modulated radio, or a cellular radio receiver, and wherein the unique identifier is at least one of:

a subscriber identifier, a hardware identifier, or a group identifier.

5. The in-vehicle device of claim 1, wherein the call receiver is associated with the VIN and the hardware identifier.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a vehicle call receiver, an encoded message indicative of a stored vehicle identification number (VIN) associated with a vehicle;

decoding, using a data processor, the encoded message if a received address of the encoded message is based at least in part on the stored VIN and a unique identifier.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the encoded message is a group targeted message including a range of VINs, and wherein the data processor is configured to:

decode the group targeted message if the stored VIN is included in the range of VINs.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the encoded message is a group targeted message including one or more wildcard data, and wherein the data processor is configured to:

decode the group targeted message if the one or more wildcard data matches a stored address in the in-vehicle device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the call receiver is a satellite digital audio radio, a terrestrial frequency modulated radio, or a cellular radio receiver, and wherein the unique identifier is at least one of:

a subscriber identifier, a hardware identifier, or a group identifier.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the call receiver is associated with the VIN and the hardware identifier.