Method and system for communicating with a quiescent mobile vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a quiescent mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system, comprising:
- placing a vehicle communication device into a discontinuous-receive mode;
periodically waking the vehicle communication device to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode;
determining whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode;
receiving the short message service communication in response to the short message service communication determination; and
performing an operation based on the received short message service communication.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for accessing a quiescent mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system. A vehicle communication device is placed into a discontinuous-receive mode. The vehicle communication device is periodically awakened to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode. A determination is made whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode. A short message service communication is received in response to the short message service communication determination, and an operation is performed based on the received short message service communication.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of accessing a quiescent mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system, comprising:
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placing a vehicle communication device into a discontinuous-receive mode;
periodically waking the vehicle communication device to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode;
determining whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode;
receiving the short message service communication in response to the short message service communication determination; and
performing an operation based on the received short message service communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer usable medium including a program for accessing a quiescent mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system comprising:
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computer program code for placing a vehicle communication device into a discontinuous-receive mode;
computer program code for periodically waking the vehicle communication device to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode;
computer program code for determining whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode;
computer program code for receiving the short message service communication in response to the short message service communication determination; and
computer program code for performing an operation based on the received short message service communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A mobile vehicle access system comprising:
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means for placing a vehicle communication device into a discontinuous-receive mode;
means for periodically waking the vehicle communication device to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode;
means for determining whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode;
means for receiving the short message service communication in response to the short message service communication determination; and
means for performing an operation based on the received short message service communication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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